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  • Slide 827

    “Nature-carpets” in Gilardi’s 1967 exhibition at Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris. Photo courtesy the artist.

  • Slide 828

    Near right, Gilberto Zorio lying on Stones-bed, polyurethane foam, 78 3/4 by 39 1/4 by 11 3/4 inches; in Gilardi’s Turin studio, 1967. Photo courtesy the artist.

  • Slide 829

    Fire Mountain, 2008, 39¼ by 39¼ by 9¾  inches

  • Slide 830

    Bamboo Forest, 2004, 70¾ by 106¼ by 11¾ inches

  • Slide 831

    Undergrowth, 1967, 35½ by 52 by 9¾  inches. Undergrowth courtesy Galerie Semiose, Paris.

  • Slide 832

    Corn, 1966, 59 by 55 by 11¾  inches

  • Slide 833

    Igloo, 1964 (foreground); Mare con Gabbiano, 1967 (left wall); Anguire, 1967 (back wall); and Nature Dress of Birches, 1967 (right).

  • Slide 834

    View of the installation “Stream in the Snow,” 2006, polyurethane foam and Plexiglas cases, 10 parts, each 39 1/4 inches in diameter.

  • Slide 835

    Tronco Sonoro, 2000, interactive sound installation, polyurethane foam and audio equipment.

  • Slide 836

    Gilardi’s friends in his studio with Mountain, 1967, polyurethane foam, approx. 10 by 26 by 10 feet overall. Photo courtesy the artist.

  • Slide 837

    View of Lara Almarcegui’s earthwork Scavo, 2009, 15 feet deep and 250 square feet overall. Courtesy PAV, Turin.

  • Slide 838

    View of Parco Arte Vivente (PAV), showing (left) Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s earthwork Trèfle, 2006, and (right) the Bioma building.

  • Slide 839

    Gilardi’s “Bioma” series, 2008. Odor Essences. Courtesy PAV

  • Slide 840

    Gilardi’s “Bioma” series, 2008.

  • Slide 841

    Gilardi’s “Bioma” series, 2008. Vegetal Mutation. Courtesy PAV

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