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
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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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I am the third series #3, 1980

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I am the third series #3, 1980

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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Colomba (from Hommage à Picasso), 1974

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Colomba (from Hommage à Picasso), 1974

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

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Gabbia

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Gabbia

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Souvenir-oggetti in meno (7 works), 1995

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Souvenir-oggetti in meno (7 works), 1995

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Ficus, 1962–1967

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Ficus, 1962–1967

Sale Date: May 24, 2011

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Figura su fondo nero II, 1961

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Figura su fondo nero II, 1961

Sale Date: May 24, 2011

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Il cappello bianco, 1962–1982

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Il cappello bianco, 1962–1982

Sale Date: May 25, 2011

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Il telefono

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Il telefono

Sale Date: May 24, 2011

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Gemelle (triptych), 1998

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Gemelle (triptych), 1998

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Specchio nello specchio

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Specchio nello specchio

Sale Date: May 2, 2011

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Frattale

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Frattale

Sale Date: May 2, 2011

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Panni (from Drape suite), 1981

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Panni (from Drape suite), 1981

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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La cucitrice, 1981

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La cucitrice, 1981

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Girasoli, 1970

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Girasoli, 1970

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: April 27, 2011

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Cappio, 1973

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Cappio, 1973

Sale Date: May 7, 2011

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Tavolo A Stella (set of 7)

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Tavolo A Stella (set of 7)

Sale Date: April 28, 2011

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Frattale, 1999–2000

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Frattale, 1999–2000

Sale Date: April 10, 2011

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I am the third series #5, 1980

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I am the third series #5, 1980

Sale Date: February 16, 2009

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I am the third - Series #1, 1980

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I am the third - Series #1, 1980

Sale Date: February 28, 2009

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I am the third series #2, 1980

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I am the third series #2, 1980

Sale Date: April 16, 2009

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I am the third series #6, 1980

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I am the third series #6, 1980

Sale Date: July 23, 2009

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I am the third series (set of 6), 1980

Michelangelo Pistoletto

I am the third series (set of 6), 1980

Sale Date: August 20, 2009

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