Three sculptures by Bourgeois, Rizzoli, di Robilant inaugurate Origgio's public park

Three sculptures by Louise Bourgeois, Giovanni Rizzoli, and Tristano di Robilant have been installed in the Parco Comunale di via Piantanida in Origgio, a town of 7,700 inhabitants in the province of Varese. The works—Naughty Girl (2009-2010) by Rizzoli, The Couple (2003) by Bourgeois, and Elijah's Cloud (2012) by di Robilant—are the culmination of an 18-year public art collection process initiated by Mayor Mario Angelo Ceriani. The Couple, weighing 635 kg and measuring 365.1 x 200 x 109.9 cm, is the only Bourgeois sculpture displayed in a non-museum public space in Europe. It was created in New York in Bourgeois's studio, thanks to her friendship with Rizzoli, who facilitated a request from Origgio's delegation to the then-nonagenarian artist. Bourgeois designed the prototype but did not live to see it completed. Elijah's Cloud, inspired by the prophet Elijah, was enlarged from a glass soufflé to nearly 3.5 meters in polished aluminum to interact with surrounding trees, clouds, and sky. The project was supported by the Fonderia Artistica 3V of Walter Vaghi.