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Needle, Thread and Knot

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is on the footpath in front of the train station. According to the artists the needle pulling thread through fabric is a metaphor for a train going through a tunnel. The thread wrapped around a needle also "paraphrased" the city emblem of a snake coiled around a sword. According to the City of Milan,
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18 m × 20 m × 37.5 m (59 ft × 65 ft × 123 ft)
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enamel. The "knot" is placed in the middle of a fountain on the middle of the square while the
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Commissioned by the City of Milan as part of the renovations of the
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Arredo urbano. Nuova vita per i monumenti e le fontane di Milano
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Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in Milan
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and reinforced plastic, painted with polyester gelcoat and
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it is also meant as a tribute to Milan's influence in the
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Ago, Filo e Nodo - scultura piazza Cadorna a Milano
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Claes Oldenburg
Coosje van Bruggen
stainless steel
polyurethane
Milan
Coordinates
45°28′5.24″N 9°10′35.87″E / 45.4681222°N 9.1766306°E / 45.4681222; 9.1766306
public artwork
Claes Oldenburg
Coosje van Bruggen
Piazzale Cadorna
Milan, Italy
Milan Cadorna railway station
stainless steel
polyurethane
sewing needle
fashion industry
Milan Metro
List of works by Oldenburg and van Bruggen
"Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread, and Knot)"
"AGO, FILO E NODO NEEDLE, THREAD AND KNOT"
Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread, and Knot)
Ago, Filo e Nodo - scultura piazza Cadorna a Milano
Arredo urbano. Nuova vita per i monumenti e le fontane di Milano
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