Arte Povera

by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

Arte Povera is Italy's most important and influential post-war art movement. Originally championed by the leading art critic Germano Celant, it included internationally recognized artists such as Alighiero Boetti, Jannis Kounelli, Mario and Marisa Merz and Michelangelo Pistoletto. Edited by one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject, Arte Povera is the most complete overview of this movement ever published.

Genres: Art, Italian Literature, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 1999

About the author

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev was the Artistic Director of dOCUMENTA (13) which opened in Kassel on June 9, 2012, and of the 2008 Biennale of Sydney. Previously, she was the director of the Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Torino at Castello di Rivoli in Turin until 2009, and chief curator of the same museum from 2002 to 2008. She wasalso co-curator of the 2005 Turin Triennale. She is interested in the relations between the historical avant-garde and contemporary art through exhibition-making.

Reviews

[Àngels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Follows the practices of Arte Povera's most known members. Largely centered around Germano Celant's contributions, but I'll forgive that. Great images, and great background quotes towards the end which provide context, influence, and contemporary dialog.

[Miro Wrightson-Lyons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some true heavy lifting for the art student mind. The way this book is presented and displayed is gorgeous and truly shows the care for understanding and communicating the importance of this art movement. Yes we’ve come a long way since then but you can always look back to move forward. I recommend this to any art student to simply soak up the kinds of thinking that go on within these works and from these artists.

[Saya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very heavy book to handle. But good stuff.