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Campiello del Remer Chandelier # 2 by Dale Chihuly: the glass elements of the sculpture were fabricated at the Waterford® Crystal factory in Ireland in 1995. First configured as a large standing “chandelier,” it was installed in the Campiello del Remer, a small square in Venice (from which it takes its name) during the Chihuly Over Venice project in 1996. The sculpture was presented in conjunction with Venezia Aperto Vetro, the city’s first biennale (biennial international exhibition) of contemporary glass.

Upon the close of Chihuly Over Venice, the original components of the Waterford sculpture were divided to create two chandeliers: Campiello del Remer #1, now at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, and Campiello del Remer #2, installed in the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion in 2006. They are unusual works for Chihuly, who is best known for his expressive use of vibrant colors in his glass installations.