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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The Prado Museum's New Show Reveals a Rarely Seen Side of Paintings: Their Reverse

by Min Chen
The Prado Museum's New Show Reveals a Rarely Seen Side of Paintings: Their Reverse
Crime

Italian Police Have Arrested a Man Suspected of Burning Down a Prized Arte Povera Installation in Naples

by Adam Schrader
Italian Police Have Arrested a Man Suspected of Burning Down a Prized Arte Povera Installation in Naples
Crime

An Alleged Arson Attack Has Destroyed Michelangelo Pistoletto’s ‘Venus Of The Rags’ Installation in Naples

by Adam Schrader
An Alleged Arson Attack Has Destroyed Michelangelo Pistoletto’s ‘Venus Of The Rags’ Installation in Naples

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Michelangelo Pistoletto (2,018 results)
Pericolo di Morte, 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Pericolo di Morte, 1971

Sale Date: December 6, 2018

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LAMPE TUTTI DESIGNERS

Michelangelo Pistoletto

LAMPE TUTTI DESIGNERS

Sale Date: December 6, 2018

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La Venere con la pipa, 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La Venere con la pipa, 1973

Sale Date: December 4, 2018

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 18, 2018

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Gabbia, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Gabbia, 1970

Sale Date: December 19, 2018

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Autoritratto, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto, 1970

Sale Date: December 13, 2018

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DALLA CORNICE BAROCCA ALLO SPECCHIO DEL..., 1978

Michelangelo Pistoletto

DALLA CORNICE BAROCCA ALLO SPECCHIO DEL..., 1978

Sale Date: December 3, 2018

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Specchio da toeletta

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Specchio da toeletta

Sale Date: November 29, 2018

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Colomba, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Colomba, 1974

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Tutti Designers, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tutti Designers, 1989

Sale Date: November 20, 2018

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Il bagno turco, 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Il bagno turco, 1971

Sale Date: December 18, 2018

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Mollette, 1972

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mollette, 1972

Sale Date: December 18, 2018

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Frattali (blue), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (blue), 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 8, 2018

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Photo Virtuelle, 1998

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Photo Virtuelle, 1998

Sale Date: November 21, 2018

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PITTRICE ROSSA CON PANTALONI SCURI (ARMONA..., 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

PITTRICE ROSSA CON PANTALONI SCURI (ARMONA..., 1989

Sale Date: November 28, 2018

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Campana della solidarietà, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Campana della solidarietà, 2014

Sale Date: November 21, 2018

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Uomo dal cappello giallo e verde (Man with a , 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Uomo dal cappello giallo e verde (Man with a , 1973

Sale Date: November 16, 2018

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: October 30, 2018

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Cappio, 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cappio, 1973

Sale Date: November 7, 2018

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Pericolo di Morte, 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Pericolo di Morte, 1971

Sale Date: November 7, 2018

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LA CUCITRICE (LA COUTURIÈRE), 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

LA CUCITRICE (LA COUTURIÈRE), 1981

Sale Date: October 20, 2018

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Uovo, 1980

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Uovo, 1980

Sale Date: October 22, 2018

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LA CUCITRICE (from The Drape Suite), 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

LA CUCITRICE (from The Drape Suite), 1981

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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Prima scena - Miniatura, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena - Miniatura, 2009

Sale Date: November 3, 2018

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