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

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by Adam Schrader

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Michelangelo Pistoletto Artworks

Michelangelo Pistoletto (2,018 results)

Self Portrait, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Self Portrait, 1970

Sale Date: February 12, 2015

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tre porti (triptych), 1980–1989

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tre porti (triptych), 1980–1989

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Panni (from Drape Suite), 1981

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Panni (from Drape Suite), 1981

Sale Date: January 24, 2015

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Autoritratto attraverso mio padre (2 works), 1980

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Autoritratto attraverso mio padre (2 works), 1980

Sale Date: January 31, 2015

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Columba, from Hommage à Picasso, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Columba, from Hommage à Picasso, 1974

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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S.P., 2009

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Cartella B (set of 4), 1983

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Cartella B (set of 4), 1983

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Cartella A (set of 4), 1990

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Cartella A (set of 4), 1990

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Frattali (Red), 1999–2000

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Frattali (Red), 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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Frattali (Yellow), 1999–2000

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Frattali (Yellow), 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 22, 2015

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La scimmia, 1962–1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La scimmia, 1962–1973

Sale Date: December 16, 2014

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 15, 2014

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Mirror, 1992

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: December 14, 2014

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Frattale, 1999–2000

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Pappagallo, 1971

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Pappagallo, 1971

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Cartella B, 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella B, 1983

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Cartella A, 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella A, 1983

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Toeletta

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Arp su un mobile di Marcel Duchamp, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Arp su un mobile di Marcel Duchamp, 1974

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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La cucitrice, 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La cucitrice, 1981

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Autoritratto, 1972

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto, 1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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