Kapoor's monumental sculpture placed at Naples metro. Reminiscent of the female genital organ

A monumental steel sculpture by Anglo-Indian artist Anish Kapoor (Mumbai, 1954) has been placed at the exit of the Monte Sant’Angelo subway station on Viale Traiano in Naples.

The sculpture pairs with another made by the same artist in Corten steel and placed in 2017 at the station’s main entrance. According toEav, the Ente Autonomo Volturno, the Campania region’s transportation company, the work is "a descent to the underworld through symbolism reminiscent of the female genital organ."

The monumental sculpture was placed in its final position in an exceptional transport carried out by the company Webuild, with the collaboration cell Naples Municipal Police, the municipality and Eav. “After two years since Eav took over the commissarial management,” says President Umberto De Gregorio, “we can say that we have given a positive turn to the work that started back in 2003. The goal of opening the first section of the line is within reach: by 2023 if there are no other bureaucratic hiccups or with the construction company. Citizens are interested first and foremost in the entry into service of the line that will finally connect Montesanto with the University of Monte Sant’Angelo.”

The Monte Sant’Angelo station is not yet active: the intervention has been in the works for many years, but the first section of this metro line, Line 7, should be open by 2023.

Kapoor's monumental sculpture placed at Naples metro. Reminiscent of the female genital organ

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