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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Blue Sculptures FAMILLE FAMILY Sculptures bleues

Raie Manta Noire SCULPTURE 1973 Black Manta Ray

Sculpture rouge et noire E.T Red and Black Sculpture

SCULPTURE Sienna PORTRAIT Sienne 1979

Black Water Sculpture Noir et Eau BARCARES 1971

Black Mask Sculpture 1979 Masque Noir

Black Mask 2 Sculpture 1979 Le masque noir 2

Monumental Sculpture and Man walking by 1979 Sculpture monumentale et personnage

DUO Black Sculpture 1979

Black Ant Sculpture 1979 Fourmi Noire

Black Butterfly Sculpture 1979 Papillon Noir

La fourmi Sculpture 1979 The Ant

Sculpture Portrait 1978

DUO DANCING Sculpture 1979

Flying 1979 L'envol Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea

WAR Sculpture 1979 GUERRE MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection

Sculpture 1979 Lady 1

Sculpture 1979 Lady 2

Lady 3 Sculpture 1979

Two Black Abstract Sculptures 1972 Deux sculptures noires abstraites

4 Abstract black Sculptures 4 Sculptures Abstraites en Noir 1972

Sculptures

MOON SHIN Museum 1977

Moon Shin Museum 1977

Design Moon Shin Museum 1977

Design Moon Shin Museum 1977

Moon Shin Museum 1972

TRIO Sculpture 1972

La fleur IRIS Sculpture IRIS Flower 1972

Trois têtes de fourmi Sculpture Three Ant Heads 1972

Victoire Sculpture Victory 1972

HEART and 2 Baby Hearts Sculpture COEUR et 2 coeurs d'enfants 1972

Les trois fourmis Sculptures The three Ants 1975

Sculptures Two Ants and TOTEM et Deux Fourmis 1975

TRIO Escargot L'envol Sculptures TRIO Snail, flying in black 1974

Les Trois Grâces Sculptures The Three Graces 1974

Deux Sculptures noires minérales 1974 Two black mineral sculptures

Three Blue sculptures MONDE 1975 Trois sculptures bleues

Moon Shin 2 Blue sculptures 1978

Trois Sculptures Noires 1977 Three black sculptures

Black Sculpture Noire Vegetal 1974

6 Sculptures Noires 1974

3 Sculptures 1974

Two swans Sculpture Deux Cygnes 1975

Sienna 4 sculptures Siennes 1976

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Sculptures Duo in black 1977

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Sculptures Group Playing

Brown sculpture

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

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Sculpture

Red Sculpture Rouge 1979 Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul South Korea

Red Sculpture rouge 1975 Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul

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

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

Blue brown sculpture

Two Brown & Blue Sculptures

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Red blue sculpture

Ses Lèvres Sculpture Her Lips HOMMAGE A MAN RAY TRIBUTE

Round Olympiad sculptures From Barcares 1970 to Seoul Olympiads 1988

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1975 La Fourmi Sculpture The Ant

1975 La Fourmi Sculpture The Ant