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)
Frattali, 1999

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Frattali, 1999

Sale Date: February 22, 2012

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Frattali, 1999

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Frattali, 1999

Sale Date: February 22, 2012

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Mirror, 1992

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mirror, 1992

Sale Date: February 17, 2012

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Frattali, 1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999

Sale Date: February 28, 2012

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Cartella B (portfolio of 4 w/title and..., 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella B (portfolio of 4 w/title and..., 1983

Sale Date: February 22, 2012

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Cartella A (portfolio of 4 w/title and..., 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella A (portfolio of 4 w/title and..., 1983

Sale Date: February 22, 2012

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Colore sospeso (Suspended color), 1985–1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Colore sospeso (Suspended color), 1985–1989

Sale Date: February 15, 2012

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Bianco carta (White paper), 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Bianco carta (White paper), 1989

Sale Date: February 15, 2012

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Cane allo Specchio (Dog in the mirror) (in 2 , 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cane allo Specchio (Dog in the mirror) (in 2 , 1971

Sale Date: February 15, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: March 3, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 21, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 7, 2012

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 15, 2011

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Colomba, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Colomba, 1974

Sale Date: December 19, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 10, 2011

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Autoritratto

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

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Girasoli

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Girasoli

Sale Date: December 1, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 2, 2011

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Persone nere (bozzetto), 1984

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Persone nere (bozzetto), 1984

Sale Date: December 2, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: December 2, 2011

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Sans titre, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sans titre, 1989

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 21, 2011

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