Michelangelo Pistoletto

(Italian, born 1933)

Michelangelo Pistoletto is an Italian painter, performance artist, and theorist. Best known for his innovative stainless steel paintings with mirror-like surfaces, he also produced pioneering performance art and sculptural installations. He maintained a lifelong interest in the use of humble and discarded materials and, at the height of his career, was considered one of the stars of the Italian art movement Arte Povera. Born on June 25, 1933 in Biella, Italy, he studied art while apprenticing at his father’s restoration workshop, and in 1960, mounted his first solo show of figurative paintings and portraits at the Galleria Galatea in Turin. He rose to international prominence with his sculpture series Minus Objects (1966), which includes a set of columns and a two-dimensional table and chairs. The work, along with a series of mirror paintings, was awarded first prize in the São Paulo Biennale. Growing increasingly reclusive over time, Pistoletto withdrew his work from the Venice Biennale in 1968 due to the student riots. He has had solo exhibitions in institutions around the world, notably including the Tate Modern in London and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. He lives in Turin, Italy.

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Contemporary Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Folk, Naïve, and Outsider Art, Sculpture

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Girasoli, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Girasoli, 1970

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Tutti designers, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tutti designers, 1989

Sale Date: February 27, 2021

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: February 27, 2021

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La Cucitrice, from The Drape Suite, 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La Cucitrice, from The Drape Suite, 1981

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Panni, from The Drape Suite, 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Panni, from The Drape Suite, 1981

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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La Rosa, from The Drape Suite, 1981

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La Rosa, from The Drape Suite, 1981

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Frattali (giallo), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (giallo), 1999–2000

Sale Date: March 6, 2021

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Loop, 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Loop, 1973

Sale Date: February 6, 2021

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Bonne Année, 1967

Arman and Michelangelo Pistoletto

Bonne Année, 1967

Sale Date: February 18, 2021

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Fiat Ritmo, 1978

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Fiat Ritmo, 1978

Sale Date: February 10, 2021

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Oggetti in meno-Souvenir, 1997

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Oggetti in meno-Souvenir, 1997

Sale Date: October 4, 2020

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S. P, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

S. P, 2009

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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Fiat Ritmo, 1978

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Fiat Ritmo, 1978

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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Amare, 2006

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Amare, 2006

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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Girasoli, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Girasoli, 1970

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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Respiro, 2007

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Respiro, 2007

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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S. P, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

S. P, 2009

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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Prima scena, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena, 2009

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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Michelangelo Pistoletto e la gente di..., 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Michelangelo Pistoletto e la gente di..., 2009

Sale Date: December 12, 2020

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Scimmia, 1972, 1972

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Scimmia, 1972, 1972

Sale Date: December 18, 2020

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Mollette, 1962/1968, 1962–1968

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mollette, 1962/1968, 1962–1968

Sale Date: December 18, 2020

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Girasoli, 1962-1963, 1962–1963

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Girasoli, 1962-1963, 1962–1963

Sale Date: December 18, 2020

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Amare, 2006

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Amare, 2006

Sale Date: December 10, 2020

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