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Ugo Rondinone at Carré d'Art in Nîmes

exhibition · 2026-04-24

Ugo Rondinone's exhibition at Carré d'Art in Nîmes runs from April 15 to September 18, 2016. The artist's name echoes the Italian word for swallow, a bird that in Persian literature symbolizes distance, solitude, and separation. These themes have long permeated Rondinone's work.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Carré d'Art, Nîmes
  • Dates: April 15 to September 18, 2016
  • Artist's name means 'swallow' in Italian
  • Swallow symbolizes distance, solitude, separation in Persian literature
  • Themes of distance and solitude have long been present in Rondinone's art

Entities

Artists

  • Ugo Rondinone

Institutions

  • Carré d'Art

Locations

  • Nîmes
  • France

Sources