Representative work by Mimmo Rotella
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Artist

Mimmo Rotella

1918–2006 · Italian

Mimmo Rotella became known for décollage works made by tearing advertising posters from urban walls and reassembling them as paintings. Cinema, celebrity and mass media enter his work through literal fragments of public visual culture.

Décollage; painting; photography

Major Works

  • 1963Marilyn
  • 1962Cinecittà
  • 1962Mito
  • 1962La tigre
  • 1950s onwardDécollage
  • 1961Astra
  • 1961L’ultimo re dei re
  • 1960sBlank
  • 1960sArtypo
  • 1970sPhoto Emulsion Works

Interviews & Writing

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