Michelangelo Pistoletto, 87, the Arte Povera master, recovered from Covid-19 and designed a retrospective at the Lévy Gorvy gallery in New York. Credit… Marta Giaccone for The New York Times.
This article introduces me to Arte Povera (poor or plain art), a movement whose heyday ended in the 70s, known for it use of humble materials such as rags and newspaper. A major exponent, Michelangelo Pistoletto, has said, “Art is an engine of connection.”
I connect with his map figures cropped across a gamut of blues. The sequence feels like it opens a window of possibility.
The artist’s “Color and Light,” from 2016, is at the Lévy Gorvy gallery. Credit… Michelangelo Pistoletto and Lévy Gorvy.
In his natty scarf and rakish borsalino, I find the durable Mr. Pistoletto to be something of an art work himself.
Michelangelo Pistoletto inside the Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, in Biella, Italy, with “Terzo Paradiso (Third Paradise),” 2003-2019, a wrapped fabric work. Credit… Marta Giaccone for The New York Times.
I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto
This article introduces me to Arte Povera (poor or plain art), a movement whose heyday ended in the 70s, known for it use of humble materials such as rags and newspaper. A major exponent, Michelangelo Pistoletto, has said, “Art is an engine of connection.”
I connect with his map figures cropped across a gamut of blues. The sequence feels like it opens a window of possibility.
In his natty scarf and rakish borsalino, I find the durable Mr. Pistoletto to be something of an art work himself.
(Ted Loos, “Michelangelo Pistoletto Endures. Even Covid Couldn’t Stop Him,” NYTimes, 10-28-20)
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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.