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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Sienna Ant Fourmi sienne Drawing Dessin Sculpture MMCA National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Séoul, South Korea

1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on Woodstock paper Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea

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Noel Coward's Eye, #2257

Atoms and Pearls, #2237

Sphere of Life, #2238

Cocteau Aqua Atla #2235. Framed

Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be?

Giulio PAOLINI: Les aventures de la dialectique (II)

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Totem de Barcares, 1970 à Seoul Olympiads, 1988

Red Sculpture Rouge 1971 MMCA Collection Museum Modern Contemporary Ar

Sienna Ant Fourmi sienne Drawing Dessin Sculpture MMCA National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Séoul, South Korea

Nata

Okyr

Vase Vert 1970 Green Vase

Tridia

Grancc

Self-Portrait 1973 Autoportrait

Blacks and Whites II (Acetates) - Plate B

Blacks and Whites II (Acetates)

Black and White II (Acetates) - Plate E

Bianchi e Neri II (Acetates) - Plate A

Bianchi e Neri II (Acetates) - Plate B

Bianchi e Neri II (Acetates) - Plate E

Aglicon

Pesper

Bluville

Gotibaco

Bucmam

Eternal Recurrence #70, Photo collage with intervention by the artist.

Snow Queen #2239

Autunnala

Sculpture et lettrisme de MOON SHIN MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection

Sienna Feather Sculpture Plume Brune

Hollow Grey

Hollow White

Eroded Astronaut

Regima

Mada

LP Mary

Felina

Alevar

Marzia

Foldon

Modillum

Banctub

Hollow Mikey (Grey)

Olympic Balloons – Sarajevo 1984

Priva

Frady

"TOTEM" Moon Shin Monumental sculpture in Barcares 1970 & Seoul Olympiads 1988

Moon Shin Museum 1975

Moon Shin Museum with China Ink 1975

Paris Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Design Rue Domat 1974

Paris Quartier Latin Rue des Carmes Commissariat Maubert 1970

Paris Quartier Latin Design Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1972

PARIS Quartier Latin rue Galande 1974 MOON SHIN COLLECTION MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea

1976 PARIS Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Rue Domat Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul South Korea

Paris Quartier Latin Saint Severin 1974

Les toits de PARIS Roofs 1970

Paris Rue des Carmes Quartier Latin commissariat Maubert Ve 1974

Museum

MOON SHIN Musée Imaginaire Museum 1976

Sculpture Monumentale Moon Shin 1979

Moon Shin Museum Project 1979 Dessin Drawing MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art

Dessin Drawing Sculpture MMCA National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, SEOUL, South Korea

Sculpture Abstraction 1978