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 Copyright Archivio Alighiero Boetti | | | Boetti, Alighiero (1940 - 1994)
Italy
Positivo Negativo, 1988-89
Embroidered fabric;
100 x 100 cm
Arte Povera
UID 102-65
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Biography
Italian born in Turin conceptual artist and writer, Boetti, demonstrated from his early work a preference for simple, everyday materials. Around 1964, he produced objects and family portraits inspired by the works of his Italian contemporaries, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Mario Merz. In his first one-man show, Boetti exhibited a large number of works created in cardboard. He participated in various Arte Povera exhibitions and, in the 80s, produced large tapestries highlighting the theme of mass culture.
Exhibitions
Art and Utopia - Action Restricted
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Spain
02-06-2004 ~ 12-09-2004
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999
Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal
27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection
Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
15-10-2005 ~ 31-12-2005
Observers
Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal
14-02-2011 ~ 29-05-2011
Bibliography
Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection , 2005
Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas
Christie's, Contemporary Art, 1993
Published by Christie's
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000
Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém
ISBN 972817652X
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