At the cavernous entrance to Pier 57 in Chelsea, an ancient loading dock has become a makeshift stage for the work of Gaetano Pesce, the 74-year-old Italian design legend who moved to New York 32 years ago because the city "was the capital of the 20th century." He arrived with a splash, one of a who's who of modern Italian designers included in MoMA's groundbreaking 1972 show "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape."

But Pesce hasn't had a comprehensive solo show in his adopted hometown since a 1999 exhibit tucked away at Columbia University's School of Architecture. "He's a legend and a New Yorker, so that tragedy needed to be corrected," said Steven Learner, the creative director of the new Collective.1 Design Fair, where Pesce's retrospective opened today.

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