Ugo Rondinone: Sculpting the Sublime in Concrete and Neon Ugo Rondinone, born November 30, 1964, is a Swiss-born artist whose distinctive approach to sculpture and painting has cemented his place as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. Emerging from Zurich’s artistic milieu in the early 1990s, Rondinone swiftly gained recognition for his singular vision—a fusion of elemental forces, childlike wonder, and meticulous…