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Exhibition at Haus der Kunst reflects the versatility of Italian architect Carlo Mollino’s oeuvre

MUNICH.- The exhibition’s selection of works reflects the versatility of Carlo Mollino’s oeuvre: on view are his drawings and architectural plans, furniture and furnishings, Mollino’s race car “Bisiluro”, his photomontages, Polaroids of female nudes, his essays on architecture, photography and downhill skiing, as well as other archival material. A photographical essay by Armin Linke created for the exhibition provides an overview of Mollino’s constructions and their state of preservation. Mollino’s buildings were long handled with negligence. It is significant that in 1960 the Turin city council voted to demolish the Societ‡ Ippica Torinese, which had only been completed in 1940. Although Carlo Mollino has gained increasing attention in recent years, he is still not fully recognized as an architect. In contrast, his furniture has long been on great demand by collectors: in 2005 one of his tables was sold at auction for 3.8 million dollars. Contemporary artists, such as Kar