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Patrick Tuttofuoco's Light Sculpture Illuminates Rimini's Arch of Augustus

exhibition · 2026-05-04

So, there's this amazing sculpture called ZERO (Weak Fist), designed by Patrick Tuttofuoco, who's from Milan and born in 1974. It’s perched on top of the Arch of Augustus in Rimini. This work won the first Italian Council grant in 2017, which is part of a program to boost contemporary Italian art worldwide. With support from various institutions like the Polo Museale dell'Emilia Romagna, it’ll be in Rimini until October 14, 2018, then move to Bologna until February 2019. There’s also a replica in Berlin at the Istituto di Cultura Italiana until December 31, 2018. Tuttofuoco hopes to keep it in Berlin permanently. The sculpture contrasts the Arch’s historical significance by promoting themes of unity and resistance.

Key facts

  • Patrick Tuttofuoco created a light sculpture titled ZERO (Weak Fist) for the Arch of Augustus in Rimini.
  • The project won the first edition of the Italian Council grant in 2017.
  • The grant was conceived by the DGAAP of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
  • The installation is promoted by the Polo Museale dell'Emilia Romagna, Comune di Rimini, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Berlino, and Xing.
  • The Arch of Augustus was chosen for its historical symbolism of peace and integration.
  • The sculpture represents a slightly open hand, symbolizing resistance or openness.
  • The work is on view in Rimini until October 14, 2018, then moves to Bologna's Porta Zamboni until February 2019.
  • A copy is displayed at the Istituto di Cultura Italiana di Berlino in Berlin until December 31, 2018.

Entities

Artists

  • Patrick Tuttofuoco

Institutions

  • Direzione Generale Arte e Architettura contemporanee e Periferie urbane (DGAAP)
  • Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
  • Polo Museale dell'Emilia Romagna
  • Comune di Rimini
  • Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Berlino
  • Xing
  • Artribune
  • Untitled

Locations

  • Rimini
  • Italy
  • Arco di Augusto
  • Corso d'Augusto
  • Bologna
  • Porta Zamboni
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Istituto di Cultura Italiana di Berlino
  • Hildebrandstraße

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