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)
Frattali (Red), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (Red), 1999–2000

Sale Date: April 11, 2018

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Love differents

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Love differents

Sale Date: April 14, 2018

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Specchio da toilette, 1962–1976

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Specchio da toilette, 1962–1976

Sale Date: April 17, 2018

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Boxer, 1968

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Boxer, 1968

Sale Date: April 11, 2018

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Tovaglia sporca di vino, 1979

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tovaglia sporca di vino, 1979

Sale Date: April 11, 2018

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Prima scena - miniatura, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena - miniatura, 2009

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

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SCIMMIA IN GABBIA, 1962–1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

SCIMMIA IN GABBIA, 1962–1973

Sale Date: March 5, 2018

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SELF-PORTRAIT, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

SELF-PORTRAIT, 1970

Sale Date: March 5, 2018

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TENDA BLU (BLUE CURTAIN), 1967

Michelangelo Pistoletto

TENDA BLU (BLUE CURTAIN), 1967

Sale Date: March 7, 2018

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AMANTI (LOVERS), 1962–1966

Michelangelo Pistoletto

AMANTI (LOVERS), 1962–1966

Sale Date: March 7, 2018

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Gabriella, 1987

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Gabriella, 1987

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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I Am The Third Series #3, 1980

Michelangelo Pistoletto

I Am The Third Series #3, 1980

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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EMBRACE DIFFERENCES, 2006

Michelangelo Pistoletto

EMBRACE DIFFERENCES, 2006

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Prima scena, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena, 2009

Sale Date: February 17, 2018

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CHIAVI IN MANO -TERZO PARADISO, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

CHIAVI IN MANO -TERZO PARADISO, 2014

Sale Date: February 4, 2018

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Senza titolo, 1984

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Senza titolo, 1984

Sale Date: January 27, 2018

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Frattali, Giallo 1999/2000, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, Giallo 1999/2000, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 7, 2018

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Lampada

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Lampada "Tutti Designers", 1989

Sale Date: December 14, 2017

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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Terzo Paradiso

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Terzo Paradiso

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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Untitled, 1984

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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Folge von 4 Bll.: Cartella A, 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Folge von 4 Bll.: Cartella A, 1983

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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