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With his usual ability to reflect on language that is not only artistic and his sophisticated irony, Solakov creates a surprising work, a vital experience, which dialogues on diffrent levels with both artists of the past and the public of today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulgarian artist Nedko Solakov is the protagonist of the fourth exhibition, i n the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Uccelliera of the Galleria Borghese, organized as part of the Contemporary Commissions project, which promotes experimentation with and reflection on the large artistic heritage of the Borghese Collection. 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