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  • 24/07/2024
Italy is honouring the artist Fernando Botero with an outdoor exhibition of his voluminous sculptures across Rome. The exhibition is a tribute to the Colombian who died in September last year in Monaco, where he kept a studio.
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00:008 monumental works by the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero are now on display in some
00:10of Rome's most beautiful squares, as part of an exhibition to honour the artist who
00:15died in 2023.
00:20Botero has always said that he has never painted a fat woman, he has never sculpted a fat woman.
00:26Many residents of Rome have praised the city for displaying the pieces.
00:56The outdoor exhibition, curated by Botero's daughter Lina, runs until 1st October 2024.

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