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Steven Parrino (New York, 1958–2005) spoke of “Approaching history in the same way that Dr. Frankenstein approaches body parts… Nature Morte….” He is well known for the abstract paintings he started making in the 1980s. His work, produced during a career that was terminated by a mortal motorbike accident in 2005, has been seen in important solo shows at the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain – MAMCO, in Geneva (2006), at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2007), and, more recently, at the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (2020). His graphic work holds the keys to his singular relation to the image. Amidst …