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* Known for his vibrant furniture designs, buildings and sculptures, Pesce's revolutionary vision impacted the fields of art, design, architecture and fashion.
MILAN - Italian architect and industrial designer Gaetano Pesce has died at 84, according to a post Thursday morning on his official Instagram account.
"Over the course of six decades, Gaetano revolutionized the worlds of art, design, architecture and the liminal spaces between these categories. His originality and nerve are matched by none," the post stated.
Bom in La Spezia, Italy, in 1939, Pesce studied architecture at the University of Venice and was a participant in Gruppo N, a collective concerned with programmed art patterned after the Bauhaus.
The post said that over the last year Pesce had been dealing with health-related issues.
"Gaetano remained positive, playful and ever curious. He is survived by his children, family and all who adored him. His uniqueness, creativity and special message live on through his art," it said.
According to his website, Pesce's work is featured in more than 30 permanent collections of the most important museums in the world, such as MoMa of New York and San Francisco, Metropolitan Museum in New York, Vitra Museum in Germany, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Pompidou Center and Musee des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
In October, the Museum of Arts and Design recognized Gaetano as a "visionary" in the fields of art, architecture and design. For the occasion, filmmaker...