Born in Andorno Micca, Italy. 1963-70: Accademia di Belle Arti, Turin. 1967: First one-person exhibition, Galleria Sperone, Turin. 1969: Galerie Sonnabend, Paris. "When Attitudes Become Form," Kunsthalle, Berne (travelled to Krefeld, London). 1970: Biennale, Metropolitan, Tokyo. 1971: Became a lecturer at Liceo Artistica, Turin. 1972: "Documenta 5," Kassel. 1976: Kunstmuseum, Lucerne. 1978: Venice Biennale, 1979: Stedelijk, Netherlands. 1991: Sonnabend Gallery, New York. 1982: "Italian Art Now: An American Perspective," Guggenheim. 1986: Pompidou. "Hommage a Beuys," Stadtische Museum im Lenbachhaus, Munich. 1987: Tel Aviv Museum, Israel; Stedelijk van Abbemusem, Eindhoven. 1989: "Italian Art of the 20th Century," Royal Academy of Arts, London. 1991: IVAM, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia. 1992: ICA, Amsterdam.
