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

The Prado Museum's New Show Reveals a Rarely Seen Side of Paintings: Their Reverse

The Prado Museum's New Show Reveals a Rarely Seen Side of Paintings: Their Reverse

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Italian Police Have Arrested a Man Suspected of Burning Down a Prized Arte Povera Installation in Naples

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by Adam Schrader

An Alleged Arson Attack Has Destroyed Michelangelo Pistoletto’s ‘Venus Of The Rags’ Installation in Naples

Michelangelo Pistoletto Artworks

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A Rimaud - Difonte, 1962

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A Rimaud - Difonte, 1962

Sale Date: May 9, 1996

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Panni, 1981

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Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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L'uovo, 1987

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Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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Coniglio appeso

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Coniglio appeso

Sale Date: December 12, 1995

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Spiegeltisch

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Sale Date: December 4, 1995

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Gilardi traporta un cubo, 1966

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Gilardi traporta un cubo, 1966

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Uomo dietro il tavolo, 1960

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Uomo dietro il tavolo, 1960

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Cane (dog), 1965

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Cane (dog), 1965

Sale Date: November 15, 1995

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Le temps du miroir, 2ème moment, le volume, 1986

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Le temps du miroir, 2ème moment, le volume, 1986

Sale Date: June 19, 1995

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Buste d'homme de dos, 1963

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Buste d'homme de dos, 1963

Sale Date: June 14, 1995

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La cucitrice, 1981

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La cucitrice, 1981

Sale Date: June 14, 1995

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Vaso rosso, 1965

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Vaso rosso, 1965

Sale Date: May 4, 1995

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AUTORITRATTO

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Sale Date: December 21, 1994

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Le temps du miroir, 2S moment, le volume, 1986

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Le temps du miroir, 2S moment, le volume, 1986

Sale Date: November 27, 1994

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DONNA SORAIATA, 1967

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DONNA SORAIATA, 1967

Sale Date: November 2, 1994

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Untitled (Mirror), 1981

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Untitled (Mirror), 1981

Sale Date: November 1, 1994

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PARTICOLARE DI LAMPADA ALOGENA, 1962–1982

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PARTICOLARE DI LAMPADA ALOGENA, 1962–1982

Sale Date: October 12, 1994

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SCIMMIA

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Sale Date: June 21, 1994

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LE BAIN TURC, 1971

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LE BAIN TURC, 1971

Sale Date: June 21, 1994

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AUTORITRATTO

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Sale Date: June 21, 1994

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MOLLETTE

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Sale Date: June 21, 1994

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GIRASOLI

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Sale Date: May 24, 1994

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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Senza titolo, 1962

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Senza titolo, 1962

Sale Date: March 24, 1994

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