Like many artists associated with the Italian movement known as Arte Povera, Pier Paolo Calzolari makes work that incorporates multiple senses, democratizing the (generally predominant) sense of sight. Without other troubles than my own other rumblings than mine, 1970, in Glenstone’s collection, brings together an array of components often associated with the artist, including neon, text, electricity, and objects found in daily life. In this work, a white mattress is mounted to the wall, connected to a working refrigerator unit that ices over when the unit is turned on. The ice creates a bright, almost otherworldly white that one not only looks at, but hears, feels, and smells.

–From the Glenstone Field Guide