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

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

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

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

by Adam Schrader

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Michelangelo Pistoletto Artworks

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tre porti (triptych), 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

tre porti (triptych), 1999

Sale Date: December 16, 2016

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Frattali, 1999–2000

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Ohne Titel, 1984

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Ohne Titel, 1984

Sale Date: December 13, 2016

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Prima scena- miniatura, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena- miniatura, 2009

Sale Date: December 13, 2016

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Cappio, 1973

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Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Prima scena, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena, 2009

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Chiavi in mano - Terzo paradiso

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Chiavi in mano - Terzo paradiso

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Gabbia

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Autoritratto col colbacco

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Autoritratto col colbacco

Sale Date: December 6, 2016

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Scimmia

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Sale Date: December 6, 2016

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Frattali, 1999–2000

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Coniglio Appeso, 1972

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Coniglio Appeso, 1972

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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Il Telefono, 1970

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Il Telefono, 1970

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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Rosaria, 1962–1988

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Rosaria, 1962–1988

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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Chiavi in mano, 2014

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Chiavi in mano, 2014

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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Cappio, 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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La cucitrice

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Sale Date: November 28, 2016

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Il telefono

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Sale Date: November 28, 2016

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Chiavi in mano, 2014

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Chiavi in mano, 2014

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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50 azioni. Mano che tira un sasso, 1962–2004

Michelangelo Pistoletto

50 azioni. Mano che tira un sasso, 1962–2004

Sale Date: November 16, 2016

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Frattali, 1999/2000, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999/2000, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 16, 2016

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TURISTA CHE MANGIA UN PANINO, 1975

Michelangelo Pistoletto

TURISTA CHE MANGIA UN PANINO, 1975

Sale Date: November 17, 2016

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