Tindar Presa di Coscienza sul Sanscrito , 2012 Pencil on intelate pages, 70×120 cm
1 Studio Pivot (Rome) no fixed gallery space, really excellent artists and curation despite their very young years
Farkhad Farzaliyev Are you tired? Get some rest. , 2014 Textile foamcore neon, 144x112cm
Verners Lazd?ns Untitled , 2013 Oil on canvas, 140 x 120 cm
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