💟 The Sculpture in Milan's Cadorna Square

Countless times I’ve rushed by to catch a train, but never stopped to admire... until now — the art piece Ago, Filo e Nodo in Milan’s Piazzale Cadorna. This sculpture is a collaboration between one of the iconic Pop Art artists, Claes Oldenburg, and his Dutch wife, art historian Coosje van Bruggen. 🚊 This square is home to Stazione Cadorna, one of Milan’s busiest transport hubs where the M1 red line and M2 green line metro intersect. Many trams 🚎 and buses 🚃 pass through, and it’s also the starting point for the shuttle 🚌 to Malpensa International Airport. The knot (nodo) 🪢 sits in the center of the square’s fountain, while the needle (Ago) 🪡 stands on the sidewalk in front of the train station. Though these sculptures appear separate, they are imagined as a continuous thread that stretches underground beneath pedestrians 🚶‍♀️, trams 🚋, and cars 🚘 passing overhead. The artist chose the three colors — red 🔴, green 🟢, and yellow 🟡 — to represent Milan’s first three metro lines 🚇. According to the artists, the needle 🪡 threading through fabric is a metaphor for the train passing through a tunnel. As one of Milan’s modern symbols, it pays tribute to the city's creativity, industrious spirit, and its influence on the fashion world. 🥂 #StreetArtDiscovery #ArtDaily #PublicArt #ItalianArt #TurandotPlan #ArtInAMinute #LearningOnTheGo #BreraAcademyOfFineArts #MilanLife