Early Works

The Museo Gigi Guadagnucci, in Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, presented a solo exhibition of early marble sculptures by Charlie Kaplan as part of its mission to showcase contemporary artists of international acclaim. Kaplan is the only Amerian artist to receive this honor.  The accompanying catalogue, featured essays by Massimo Bertozzi and Annette Rose-Shapiro.  As Ms. Rose Shapiro states “Kaplan’s artistry …can be summed up in the words of Lao-Tze who advised that to be strong one must stand like a mountain and flow like a great river.  Kaplan’s work embodies that very ideal.”