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
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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)
Marzia con la bambina (Marzia with the Child), 1964

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Marzia con la bambina (Marzia with the Child), 1964

Sale Date: October 4, 2018

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La pomme, 2014

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La pomme, 2014

Sale Date: October 20, 2018

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SEGNO ARTE [TWO WORKS, 1998

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SEGNO ARTE [TWO WORKS, 1998

Sale Date: September 25, 2018

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Campana della solidarietà, 2014

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Campana della solidarietà, 2014

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Persona che guarda lontano 1962-1999, 2001

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Persona che guarda lontano 1962-1999, 2001

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Il Cappio, 1973

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Il Cappio, 1973

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Respiro, 2007

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Respiro, 2007

Sale Date: September 26, 2018

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Scimmia in gabbia

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Scimmia in gabbia

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Coniglio appeso

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Coniglio appeso

Sale Date: September 20, 2018

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Amare, 2006

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Amare, 2006

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Frattali, 1999

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Frattali, 1999

Sale Date: July 24, 2018

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Self-Portrait, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Self-Portrait, 1970

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Love differents

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Love differents

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Frattale, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 26, 2018

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Frattale, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 26, 2018

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Specchio nero diviso (Divided Black..., 1975–1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Specchio nero diviso (Divided Black..., 1975–1989

Sale Date: June 28, 2018

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Cartella B, 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella B, 1983

Sale Date: June 25, 2018

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Cartella A, 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella A, 1983

Sale Date: June 25, 2018

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Testa con foulard, 1982

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Testa con foulard, 1982

Sale Date: June 27, 2018

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Senza titolo, 1985

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Senza titolo, 1985

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Love differents

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Love differents

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Frattale, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 18, 2018

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Frattale (blue), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale (blue), 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 30, 2018

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