Arte Povera
Arte Povera (translated as “poor art") was an art movement that began in Italy in the late 1960s. The movement was fairly short-lived, ending in the early 1970s, and took place throughout various major Italian cities including Turin (where it originated from), Milan, Rome, Naples, Bologna and Venice. The name of the movement was coined by Germano Celant, an Italian art critic, in 1967. This was a period of political upheaval in Italy, in which artists were particularly active. Art was used by many politically active artists as a way to attack governmental, cultural and institutional values of the time.
The 1967 exhibition titled Im Spazio (The Space of Thoughts) was held in Genoa and curated by Celant, and is considered to be the first exhibition of the Arte Povera movement. The artists exhibited works using unconventional materials and styles, in a bid to challenge corporate mentality and values. Artsper has collated a selection of the key figures of Arte Povera, as well as artists inspired by its radical style, including Enrico Castellani, Jannis Kounellis and Giulio Paolini. Come with us as we delve into this legendary Italian artistic movement today!
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Duilla
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€500
Tactile memory #138
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 7.6 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 3 inch
€6,306
Blue Simphony / Symphonie en bleue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
€2,950
Moon Shin Museum Stairs 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,900
Sphere of Life, #2238, Mixed-Media Collage
Natasha Zupan
Photography - 54 x 44 x 2.5 cm Photography - 21.25 x 17.32 x 1 inch
€1,484
Crystal relic 003
Daniel Arsham
Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.97 x 11.43 cm Sculpture - 7 x 5.5 x 4.5 inch
€3,195
Wanted! Grand Palais, Signé
Daniel Arsham
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€700
Signore e signori... 1988
Giulio Paolini
Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,200
Eternal Recurrence #16, deiNERI Pedestal Sculture
Natasha Zupan
Sculpture - 185.4 x 50.8 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 73 x 20 x 8 inch
€5,101
Sedilsasso
Piero Gilardi
Sculpture - 70 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch
€49,000 €34,300
Tactile memory #145
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
€3,895
Tactile memory #120
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
€3,895
Tactile memory #134
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch
€1,994
Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,900
Color Boundaries #26
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch
€1,994
RF7172 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€600
RF6768 Double-Sided
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€600
Moon Shin MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul, South Korea, Column Sculpture 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
€1,900
1977 Moon Shin Série de Sculptures Noires MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900
Moon Shin 9 Black Sculptures 1978 MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900
Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
€2,900
Paris Blue Sculptures 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 inch
€3,500
Opera in ricordo di Mauro Rostagno - 04/11/16
Jannis Kounellis
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€740
