Arte povera
By: Robert Lumley.
Series: Movements in modern art; Movements in modern art (London, England)
Publisher: Tate Pub.; Tate
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Arte povera.; Modernism (Art) -- Italy.
Description: The term Arte Povera was coined in 1967 by the critic Germano Celant to decribe a group of Italian artists making work that used the simplest means to create poetic statements based on events of everyday life. Seen as a reaction against the commercialism of the art market and the dominance of American Minimalist and Pop art, the work demonstrated a keen hunger to explore new materials. In this fully illustrated survey, Robert Lumley provides a concise and highly readable interpretation of Arte Povera informed by extensive interviews with the artists themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-77) and index.