Michelangelo Pistoletto: From One to Many, 1956–1974

Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Grant Year 2010

Grant Amount $250,000

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

This multifaceted exhibition, co-organized with Rome's MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts, was devoted to the art of Michelangelo Pistoletto, founder of the Arte Povera movement and one of the most influential living European artists. Curated by Carlos Basualdo and featuring over 100 works with a heavy emphasis on the artist's career-long engagement with "Quadri specchianti" (mirroring paintings), it was the first focused survey of his art in the United States in over two decades. A 420-page, multi-author catalog—wrapped in a silver-foil cover—accompanied the exhibition.

A separate but complementary exhibition, Michelangelo Pistoletto: Cittadelarte, gave visibility to a center the artist founded for the study and promotion of creative activities in his hometown of Biella, Italy. The Philadelphia Museum of Art created its own version of Cittadellarte in its Perelman Building, emulating its practices through a series of performances, lectures, and workshops.

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