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)
Coniglio appeso, 1972

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Coniglio appeso, 1972

Sale Date: October 19, 2008

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Sale Date: October 19, 2008

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: April 23, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: April 23, 2009

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Letame, 1974

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Letame, 1974

Sale Date: June 7, 2009

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Sale Date: June 7, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: June 16, 2009

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Tutti designers, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tutti designers, 1989

Sale Date: June 30, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 29, 2011

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: January 22, 2011

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Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Persona che guarda lontano, 1962–1999

Sale Date: January 16, 2011

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Mollette

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mollette

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Amare, 2006

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Amare, 2006

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Mollette

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Mollette

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Oggetti in meno - souvenir (4 works), 1987

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Oggetti in meno - souvenir (4 works), 1987

Sale Date: May 31, 2008

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 30, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 30, 2009

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Biella, 1962–1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Biella, 1962–1983

Sale Date: May 30, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 30, 2009

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Frattali, 1999–2000

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Frattali, 1999–2000

Sale Date: May 30, 2009

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