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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by Adam Schrader

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

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

Michelangelo Pistoletto Artworks

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Scimmia in Gabbia (Monkey in a Cage), 1962–1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Scimmia in Gabbia (Monkey in a Cage), 1962–1973

Sale Date: April 14, 2016

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CARO ZDENEK (3 works), 1976–1989

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CARO ZDENEK (3 works), 1976–1989

Sale Date: March 19, 2016

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LAMPE TUTTI DESIGNERS

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LAMPE TUTTI DESIGNERS

Sale Date: March 15, 2016

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Frattali (rosso), 1999–2000

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Frattali (rosso), 1999–2000

Sale Date: March 5, 2016

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Frattali (blu), 1999–2000

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Frattali (blu), 1999–2000

Sale Date: March 5, 2016

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FRATTALI, 1999

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FRATTALI, 1999

Sale Date: March 15, 2016

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LAMPE TUTTI DESIGNERS, 1989

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LAMPE TUTTI DESIGNERS, 1989

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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FRATTALI, 1999–2000

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FRATTALI, 1999–2000

Sale Date: February 18, 2016

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Frattali (Red), 1999–2000

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Frattali (Red), 1999–2000

Sale Date: February 10, 2016

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Cane allo Specchio (Dog in the Mirror), 1971

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Cane allo Specchio (Dog in the Mirror), 1971

Sale Date: February 12, 2016

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L' Ecolier (The Schoolboy), 1967

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L' Ecolier (The Schoolboy), 1967

Sale Date: February 11, 2016

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Il Presente. Figura su sfondo nero V (The..., 1961

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Il Presente. Figura su sfondo nero V (The..., 1961

Sale Date: February 11, 2016

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: January 30, 2016

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La campana della solidarietà, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La campana della solidarietà, 2014

Sale Date: January 30, 2016

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: January 24, 2016

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La campana della solidarietà, 2014

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La campana della solidarietà, 2014

Sale Date: January 24, 2016

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: January 24, 2016

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La campana della solidarietà, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La campana della solidarietà, 2014

Sale Date: January 24, 2016

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Donna che cuce, 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Donna che cuce, 1981

Sale Date: January 17, 2016

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INNAMORATI (MARIA E MICHELANGELO), 1967

Michelangelo Pistoletto

INNAMORATI (MARIA E MICHELANGELO), 1967

Sale Date: February 10, 2016

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 28, 2016

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Frattali (Blue), 1999–2000

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Frattali (Blue), 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 21, 2016

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La scimmia

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: December 2, 2015

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tre porti, 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

tre porti, 1999

Sale Date: January 11, 2016

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