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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Michelangelo Pistoletto (2,018 results)
Oggetti in meno - Souvenir (7 works), 1997

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Oggetti in meno - Souvenir (7 works), 1997

Sale Date: November 11, 2008

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 15, 2009

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Fiat Ritmo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Fiat Ritmo

Sale Date: June 15, 2009

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Blue Bench

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Blue Bench

Sale Date: July 21, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: July 12, 2012

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Tavolo a stella dodecagonale, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tavolo a stella dodecagonale, 1989

Sale Date: June 25, 2012

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Lampada da parete Tutti Designers, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Lampada da parete Tutti Designers, 1989

Sale Date: June 25, 2012

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Mobile, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mobile, 1989

Sale Date: June 25, 2012

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Mobile, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mobile, 1989

Sale Date: June 25, 2012

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Lei e Lui con Gli Occhiali Neri, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Lei e Lui con Gli Occhiali Neri, 1970

Sale Date: June 26, 2012

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Gemelle (Mirrored Triptych), 1998

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Gemelle (Mirrored Triptych), 1998

Sale Date: June 29, 2012

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Tutti Designers, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tutti Designers, 1989

Sale Date: June 26, 2012

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Frattali, 2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 2000

Sale Date: June 19, 2012

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Lampe Tutti designers, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Lampe Tutti designers, 1989

Sale Date: June 11, 2012

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Autoritratto di stelle, 1973–1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto di stelle, 1973–1989

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Grande progetto per Alter ego, 1985

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Grande progetto per Alter ego, 1985

Sale Date: June 16, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 16, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 6, 2012

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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