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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Michelangelo Pistoletto Artworks

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Frattali (giallo), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (giallo), 1999–2000

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Frattali (rosso), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (rosso), 1999–2000

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La scimmia

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Chiavi in mano - Terzo paradiso, 2014

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Chiavi in mano - Terzo paradiso, 2014

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 18, 2015

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 18, 2015

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Frattali

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: November 17, 2015

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Paire d'étagères sculptures, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Paire d'étagères sculptures, 1989

Sale Date: November 5, 2015

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Salle à manger

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Salle à manger "Dodecagnole", 1989

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La Scimmia, 1962–1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La Scimmia, 1962–1973

Sale Date: November 24, 2015

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Fratalli

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: November 12, 2015

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Frattali (Blue)00, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (Blue)00, 1999–2000

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Corteo, 1965

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: November 11, 2015

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Bottiglia per terra, 1963

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Bottiglia per terra, 1963

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Gruppo di persone, 1962

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Gruppo di persone, 1962

Sale Date: November 8, 2015

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Biennale 66, 1966

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Biennale 66, 1966

Sale Date: November 10, 2015

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 14, 2015

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: October 28, 2015

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SP (Pistoletto + Solima), 2007

Michelangelo Pistoletto

SP (Pistoletto + Solima), 2007

Sale Date: October 29, 2015

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Respiro, 2007

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Respiro, 2007

Sale Date: October 29, 2015

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Mollette, 1972

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mollette, 1972

Sale Date: October 29, 2015

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