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MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO(Biella 1933 - lives and works in Turin)
La gabbia. 1970.
Colour silkscreen on polished stainless-
steel. 345/450. Signed on the reverse:
Pistoletto. 100 x 70 cm.
Works by Italian artist Michelangelo
Pistoletto are immediately recognisable
because he always works with mirrors or
a reflective surface. The viewer and the
surrounding space become part of the
work, but the work itself also becomes a
part of our reality. Pistoletto powerfully
dissolves the boundaries between reality
and art. Furthermore, through reflection
he creates a dynamic without altering the
static nature of the hanging work. Our
movement alone creates a dynamic in the
work and thus constantly generates a new
work of art.
Born in 1933 in Biella, Pistoletto first
worked in his father‘s restoration work-
shop. In the 1950s he turned to painting, at
first predominantly self-portraits, and over
time developed his „Quadri Specchianti“
(mirror images). His Illeana Sonnabend ex-
hibition in the mid 1960s earned him inter-
national recognition. Along with countless
exhibitions, he also took part several times
in the Venice Biennale and the documenta
in Kassel.
CHF 7 000 / 8 000
(€ 6 480 / 7 410)
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