25 November 2025 • UPDATES • Copyright © Monica Foglia
I'm thrilled to share this news with you: the sumo wrestler sculptures are coming to Dubai!
A few months ago, I began receiving inquiries about various works. I felt that change was in the air, and now it's finally become a reality because we've just closed the last orders for shipment!
Today, Dubai is the new capital of contemporary art. There's a strong focus on creativity, thanks in part to the fusion of Arab, Eastern, and Western cultures. It's a city of 4 million inhabitants, 90% of whom are foreigners, and art creates a bridge between different cultures.
This is all what makes Dubai a contemporary metropolis. I like the idea that from now on, even "my" sumo wrestlers will contribute to building bridges of art because this is precisely the philosophy with which I developed my artistic vision: through sculpture, I explore the existential dimension of being, creating a bridge between strength and lightness. On one side are the powerful bodies of sumo wrestlers, representing the strength and heaviness of life, and on the other are butterflies, a universal symbol of elegance and lightness.
You'll see both very soon in Dubai!
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