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)
La Mandoline, 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La Mandoline, 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2006

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Cartella B (Gli occhiali e il metro - Mani..., 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella B (Gli occhiali e il metro - Mani..., 1983

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Autoritratto con occhiali gialli, 1972–1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto con occhiali gialli, 1972–1973

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Floor Lamp, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Floor Lamp, 1989

Sale Date: November 24, 2006

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Tutti designers wall light, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tutti designers wall light, 1989

Sale Date: November 22, 2006

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Columba, 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Columba, 1973

Sale Date: October 27, 2006

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The noose

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The noose

Sale Date: October 25, 2006

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Coniglio

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Coniglio

Sale Date: October 12, 2006

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Ohne Titel, 1984

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Ohne Titel, 1984

Sale Date: October 12, 2006

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Divisione dello specchio (in 2 parts), 1979

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Divisione dello specchio (in 2 parts), 1979

Sale Date: October 16, 2006

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Disegnatrice che misura, 1979

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Disegnatrice che misura, 1979

Sale Date: October 16, 2006

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Tutti Designers lamp, 1989

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Tutti Designers lamp, 1989

Sale Date: May 21, 2006

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Parrot

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Parrot

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Rose, 1981

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Rose, 1981

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Autoritratto, 1970

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto, 1970

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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Pericolo di morte, 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Pericolo di morte, 1971

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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Ginevra (+ another, verso)

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Ginevra (+ another, verso)

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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Pappagallo, 1971

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Pappagallo, 1971

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Senza titolo

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Senza titolo

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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Autoritratto con occhiali gialli, 1972–1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Autoritratto con occhiali gialli, 1972–1973

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

Auction Closed

Cartella B [Gli occhiali e il metro - Mani..., 1983

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Cartella B [Gli occhiali e il metro - Mani..., 1983

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

Auction Closed

Fiori ad Israel, 1958

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Fiori ad Israel, 1958

Sale Date: May 24, 2006

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La Venere, 1973

Michelangelo Pistoletto

La Venere, 1973

Sale Date: May 11, 2006

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Ficus, 1965

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Ficus, 1965

Sale Date: May 11, 2006

Auction Closed

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