Alighiero Boetti (1940 - 1994)
1940-12-16Torino, Italy1994-02-24Rome, ItalyItaly
Alighiero Boetti
Alighiero Fabrizio Boetti, known as Alighiero e Boetti, was an Italian conceptual artist, considered to be a member of the art movement Arte Povera.
Perhaps best known is Boetti's series of large embroidered maps of the world, called simply Mappa.
Date and place of birt: | 16 december 1940, Torino, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 24 february 1994, Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Sculptor |
Art style: | Arte Povera, Post War Art, Conceptual art, Contemporary art |