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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Famille Family MMCA Museum Seoul Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$3,500
Pink Abstraction en rose 1973
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,780
Blue pink Abstraction Bleue Rose 1973
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 18 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
$2,966
Corry
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Eternal Recurrence #22
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Derivatives #8
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Derivatives #11
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Derivatives #9
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Derivatives #14
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Derivatives #15
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Boundaries #50
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Boundaries #57
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Derivatives #5
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Color Boundaries #52
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Tactile memory #146.
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Tactile memory #126.
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Tactile memory #122
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Deep Purple blue Abstraction Pourpre Bleue 1972
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,339
1979 Poisson dans l'abysse Fish in Abyss
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$5,872
Tactile Memory #157
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch
$2,150
Cuuro
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$593
SCC
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$593
CTSS
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$593
Joeur de football sur fond sienna / Soccer Player on sienna background
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
$3,500
Quantum Color #45
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 91.4 x 152.4 x 10.2 cm Painting - 36 x 60 x 4 inch
$15,000
Untitled from The International Avant-Garde (volume I)
Lucio Fontana
Print - 26 x 19 x 0.1 cm Print - 10.2 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$12,931
Treoc
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
Tental
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
Specul
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
Pipav
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$712
Orcoge
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
Erbil
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
Erbad
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
Bacos
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$593
Bacofy
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$593
Tambulf
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$712
MUCAV
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$712
Fontag
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$593
Versme
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$593
Zoey
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$712
Cateda
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$830
Manulata
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Vinilo
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Maspie
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Follir
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
GAVACU
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Tridia
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$712
Venor
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$712