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.

Michelangelo Pistoletto News

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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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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 17, 2015

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 17, 2015

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Senza titolo

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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Chiavi in mano - Terzo Paradiso, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Chiavi in mano - Terzo Paradiso, 2014

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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Prima Scena - Miniatura, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima Scena - Miniatura, 2009

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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FRATTALI, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

FRATTALI, 1999-2000, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 12, 2015

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UOVO

Michelangelo Pistoletto

UOVO

Sale Date: November 24, 2015

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Olympic Balloon, 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Olympic Balloon, 1983

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Frattali (blue)

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (blue)

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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Frattali, 1999-2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999-2000

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Frattali, 1999/2000, 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999/2000, 1999

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Fiat Ritmo, 1978, 1978

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Fiat Ritmo, 1978, 1978

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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La campana della solidarietà, (2014), 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La campana della solidarietà, (2014), 2014

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Cartella A

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella A

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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S.P., 2009, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

S.P., 2009, 2009

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 8, 2015

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Chiavi in mano - Terzo Paradiso, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Chiavi in mano - Terzo Paradiso, 2014

Sale Date: December 6, 2015

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Mirror, 1992

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mirror, 1992

Sale Date: November 29, 2015

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Prima scena - miniatura, 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Prima scena - miniatura, 2009

Sale Date: November 29, 2015

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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La gabbia, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La gabbia, 1970

Sale Date: November 26, 2015

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Oggetti in meno, Souvenir, 1997

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Oggetti in meno, Souvenir, 1997

Sale Date: November 13, 2015

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I Am The Third - Series #1, 1980

Michelangelo Pistoletto

I Am The Third - Series #1, 1980

Sale Date: November 19, 2015

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