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Antonio Pio Saracino ((:anˈtɔːnjo ˈpiːo saraˈtʃiːno); born 1976) is an Italian architect and designer based in New York City.〔〔〔 Saracino has designed monuments, buildings, and modern furniture,〔 and several of his designs are part of the permanent collections of museums such the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Art and Design in New York City and the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.〔〔 Saracino's work has been shown in international exhibitions and received reviews in publications such as ''The New York Times'' and ''Architectural Digest''. Among his notable projects are the public statues ''The Guardians: Hero and Superhero'' in Manhattan's Bryant Park.〔〔〔 ''Vogue'' named Saracino "among the most prolific Italian designers abroad."〔 ==Biography== Saracino was born in 1976 in Apulia, in the south of Italy,〔 and attended the La Sapienza University of Architecture in Rome, where he graduated with a Master's Degree in 2003.〔 He worked at La Sapienza as an assistant professor of architectural design and also worked with several international architectural firms.〔 In 2004 Saracino began collaborating with Steve Blatz, an architect based in New York.〔 Saracino has created designs for several companies and individuals such as Eni, MTV Staying Alive Foundation,〔 Bloomingdales, the Italian government, Matt Mitcham.〔〔〔 Saracino's work has been placed as part of the permanent collections in several museums such as the Brooklyn Museum,〔〔〔 and has been shown in solo and group exhibitions both in Italy and internationally.〔 He has won several awards for his work and received accolades from ''ARTnews'' magazine and New Italian Blood.〔〔〔 The Museum of Arts and Design in New York featured Saracino’s work in the 2013 exhibition ''Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital''.〔 In 2013 Saracino was commissioned to design a public art project for Bryant Park in Manhattan, entitled ''The Guardians: Hero and Superhero''.〔 The project consisted of two 13-foot-high statues, one made of marble and one made of stainless steel, that depicted "legendary civic heroes".〔 The first statue, ''The Guardians: Hero'' was inspired by Michelangelo’s "David", and was created as a gift by the Italian Government and Eni to symbolize friendship between Italy and the United States.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio Pio Saracino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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