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

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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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: March 29, 2014

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

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Frattali (RED), 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (RED), 1999–2000

Sale Date: March 7, 2014

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Wall-hanging lamp, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Wall-hanging lamp, 1989

Sale Date: March 2, 2014

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Frattali (Blu), 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (Blu), 1999

Sale Date: February 23, 2014

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Frattali, 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999

Sale Date: February 19, 2014

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Scrivania con Computers, 2008

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Scrivania con Computers, 2008

Sale Date: February 11, 2014

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Uomo con gli stivali al telefono, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Uomo con gli stivali al telefono, 1970

Sale Date: February 11, 2014

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Lei e Lui- Maria e Michelangelo, 1968

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Lei e Lui- Maria e Michelangelo, 1968

Sale Date: February 11, 2014

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Oggetti in meno-Souvenir, 1997

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Oggetti in meno-Souvenir, 1997

Sale Date: January 30, 2014

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Senza titolo

Sale Date: January 29, 2014

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Colomba, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Colomba, 1974

Sale Date: February 8, 2014

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Cartella A/A (portfolio of 4), 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella A/A (portfolio of 4), 1983

Sale Date: February 7, 2014

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Colomba, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Colomba, 1970

Sale Date: February 13, 2014

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Nini Sulla Scala Rossa, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Nini Sulla Scala Rossa, 1974

Sale Date: February 13, 2014

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 11, 2014

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Frattali (Blu), 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (Blu), 1999

Sale Date: December 22, 2013

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Frattali (Verde), 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali (Verde), 1999

Sale Date: December 22, 2013

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Miroir, 1992

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Miroir, 1992

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Tournesols (Sonnenblumen)

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tournesols (Sonnenblumen)

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Il bagno turco

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Il bagno turco

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Maria, 1962

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Maria, 1962

Sale Date: November 30, 2013

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 29, 2013

Auction Closed

Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

Auction Closed

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