Word: tempietto
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...black sculpture remains the core of her work. It reached its climax in 1977 with a big wooden construction, a sort of tempietto, or metaphysical shanty, called Mrs. N's Palace. "I fell in love with black; it contained all color," she comments. "It wasn't a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Black is the most aristocratic color of all, the only aristocratic color. For me this is the ultimate. You can be quiet, and it contains the whole thing...
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