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Michelangelo Pistoletto

born 1933

Bookcase 1976,1997
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Biography

Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 23 June 1933) is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist. Pistoletto is acknowledged as one of the main representatives of the Italian Arte Povera. His work mainly deals with the subject matter of reflection (especially in his Mirror Paintings) and the unification of art and everyday life in terms of a Gesamtkunstwerk.

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Artworks

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  • Standing Man

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1962,1982
    On display at Tate Modern part of Media Networks
  • Door

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1976,1997
  • Doormats

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1976,1997
  • Bed

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1976,1997
  • Bookcase

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1976,1997
  • Bookcase

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1976,1997
  • Venus of the Rags

    Michelangelo Pistoletto
    1967, 1974
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