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Giacometti's Sculptures Bare The Scars Of Our Daily Struggles

Alberto Giacometti worked obsessively on super-slim sculptures that stride and slink like shadows. A Guggenheim exhibition and a new film explore the life of this talented, tormented artist.
Alberto Giacometti didn't sculpt heroes on horseback; he depicted everyday humans — and animals — struggling to get through the day. Above, his 1951 bronze sculpture <em>Dog </em>(<em>Le chien</em>).

Alberto Giacometti is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century — but he was consumed by self-doubt. Born in Italy and raised in Switzerland, he painted, drew and sculpted. It was the sculptures that made him famous.

After the traumas of World War II, he prodded and until September 12.

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