Michelangelo Pistoletto
From One to Many, 1956-1974
Edited by Carlos Basualdo; Essays by Carlos Basualdo, Jean-François Chevrier, Claire Gilman, Gabriele Guercio, Suzanne Penn, and Angela Vettese; Chronologies by Marco Farano and Luigia Lonardelli
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Price: $65.00
November 18, 2010
416 pages, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4
195 b/w + 183 color illus.
ISBN: 9780300166163
HC - Paper over Board
Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art
One of Europe’s most influential contemporary artists, Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 1933) has persistently investigated and expanded the role of the spectator in art since the 1950s through painting, sculpture, and performance. His present standing as an inspirational figure among younger artists is a testament to the innovative vitality that characterizes all his work, from early paintings and leadership in the Arte Povera movement to his influence on current participatory artistic practices.
This handsomely illustrated book features works created from 1956 to 1974, many never exhibited in the United States, as well as a selection of the artist’s writings. Contributors to the book discuss the context of Pistoletto’s art, including the social and artistic climate of Turin and the relationship between his work and American Pop art, conceptual art, minimalism, and post-minimalism.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Philadelphia Museum of Art (11/02/10-01/16/11)
Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo, Rome (03/03/11-06/26/11)
