Piero Manzoni (1933 - 1963) - photo 1

Piero Manzoni

Piero Manzoni was an Italian artist. He was a leading figure in the Italian avant-garde movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and is best known for his conceptual and performance artworks.

Manzoni's works often involved the use of unconventional materials, such as his famous series of "Artist's Shit" cans, which were filled with his own excrement and sealed with a label that declared "Artist's Shit". He also created works using cotton balls, balloons, and even human hair.

One of Manzoni's most famous performances was "Living Sculptures," in which he covered himself in gold paint and posed as a living statue in a gallery. He also created a "Base of the World," a pedestal labeled with that phrase, and invited people to stand on it, thereby declaring themselves the center of the world.

Manzoni's works challenged traditional notions of art and pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable as artistic expression.

Date and place of birt:13 july 1933, Soncino, Italy
Date and place of death:6 february 1963, Milan, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:ZERO
Genre:Performance art
Art style:Conceptual art
Technique:Installation

Creators Italy

Giuseppe Cesari (Cavalier d'Arpino) (1568 - 1640)
Giuseppe Cesari (Cavalier d'Arpino)
1568 - 1640
Bernardo Rachetti (1639 - 1702)
Bernardo Rachetti
1639 - 1702
Giorgio Duranti (1683 - 1768)
Giorgio Duranti
1683 - 1768
Сesare Сorte (1554 - 1613)
Сesare Сorte
1554 - 1613
Sebastiano De Albertis (1828 - 1897)
Sebastiano De Albertis
1828 - 1897
Francesco Caccianiga (1700 - 1781)
Francesco Caccianiga
1700 - 1781
Concetto Maugeri (1919 - 1951)
Concetto Maugeri
1919 - 1951
Ernesto de Fiori (1884 - 1945)
Ernesto de Fiori
1884 - 1945
Aldo Mondino (1938 - 2005)
Aldo Mondino
1938 - 2005
Giuseppe Bertini (1825 - 1898)
Giuseppe Bertini
1825 - 1898
Konstantin Dmitriyevich Flavitsky (1830 - 1866)
Konstantin Dmitriyevich Flavitsky
1830 - 1866
Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
Leopoldo D'Angelo (1995)
Leopoldo D'Angelo
1995
Vincenzo Di Antonio Frediani (1481 - 1505)
Vincenzo Di Antonio Frediani
1481 - 1505
Karl Stauffer-Bern (1857 - 1891)
Karl Stauffer-Bern
1857 - 1891
Giosetta Fioroni (1932)
Giosetta Fioroni
1932

Creators Conceptual art

Ray Johnson (1927 - 1995)
Ray Johnson
1927 - 1995
Roni Horn (1955)
Roni Horn
1955
Richard Artschwager (1923 - 2013)
Richard Artschwager
1923 - 2013
Carmen Calvo (1950)
Carmen Calvo
1950
Moshe Gershuni (1936 - 2017)
Moshe Gershuni
1936 - 2017
Siah Armajani (1939 - 2020)
Siah Armajani
1939 - 2020
Gary Hume (1962)
Gary Hume
1962
Stanley Brouwn (1935 - 2017)
Stanley Brouwn
1935 - 2017
Nancy Dwyer (1954)
Nancy Dwyer
1954
Hans Salcher (1956)
Hans Salcher
1956
Bertold Mathes (1957)
Bertold Mathes
1957
Yuri Albert (1959)
Yuri Albert
1959
Mark Lewis (1958)
Mark Lewis
1958
Inigo Manglano-Ovalle (1961)
Inigo Manglano-Ovalle
1961
Klaus Zolondowski (1951)
Klaus Zolondowski
1951
Gabriel Orozco (1962)
Gabriel Orozco
1962
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