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Michelangelo Pistoletto
b. 1933, Biella, Italy · Italian · Based in Biella & Turin, Italy
- Apprenticed in his father's art restoration workshop; Armando Testa advertising school
- Mirror Paintings (Quadri Specchianti)
- Arte Povera
- Rag Venus (Venere degli Stracci)
- Third Paradise
Michelangelo Pistoletto became a defining Arte Povera artist through his Quadri specchianti, or Mirror Paintings, begun in 1962. Silkscreened or painted figures placed on polished stainless steel bring the viewer and surrounding room into the work in real time. He later developed sculptural, theatrical and social projects, including Cittadellarte, that expanded the idea of art into collective civic practice.
Painting; mirror works; sculpture; installation; social practice
Gallery Representation
DOCUMENTATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES via Contemporary Art Library ↗Major Works
- 1962 onwardMirror Paintings / Quadri specchianti
- 1967Venus of the Rags
- 1965–66Minus Objects
- 1968Orchestra of Rags
- 1976The Etruscan
- 1978Division and Multiplication of the Mirror
- 2003 onwardThird Paradise
- 1976One Hundred Exhibitions in the Month of October
- 1966Sfera di giornali
- 1967Walking Sculpture
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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