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 Wazi (1710 - 1782)
Giuseppe Wazi
1710 - 1782
Simone Pignoni (1611 - 1698)
Simone Pignoni
1611 - 1698
Jonathan Guaitamacchi (1961)
Jonathan Guaitamacchi
1961
Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403 - 1482)
Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia
1403 - 1482
Giacomo Bolognini (1664 - 1734)
Giacomo Bolognini
1664 - 1734
Filippo Lippi (1406 - 1469)
Filippo Lippi
1406 - 1469
Ernesto Tatafiore (1943)
Ernesto Tatafiore
1943
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006)
Vico Magistretti
1920 - 2006
Stefano di Giovanni Sassetta (1392 - 1450)
Stefano di Giovanni Sassetta
1392 - 1450
Achille Perilli (1927 - 2021)
Achille Perilli
1927 - 2021
Joseph Anton von Gegenbaur (1800 - 1876)
Joseph Anton von Gegenbaur
1800 - 1876
Nicola Peccheneda (1725 - 1804)
Nicola Peccheneda
1725 - 1804
Marcantonio Franceschini (1648 - 1729)
Marcantonio Franceschini
1648 - 1729
Piero Di Giovanni (1370 - 1425)
Piero Di Giovanni
1370 - 1425
Orazio De Ferrari (1606 - 1650)
Orazio De Ferrari
1606 - 1650
Eliseo Mattiacci (1940 - 2019)
Eliseo Mattiacci
1940 - 2019

Creators Conceptual art

Igor' Glebovich Makarevich (1943)
Igor' Glebovich Makarevich
1943
Michael Schoenholtz (1937 - 2019)
Michael Schoenholtz
1937 - 2019
Kilian Lipp (1953)
Kilian Lipp
1953
Marcello Lo Giudice (1957)
Marcello Lo Giudice
1957
Cosima von Bonin (1962)
Cosima von Bonin
1962
Maurizio Nannucci (1939)
Maurizio Nannucci
1939
Barbara Kasten (1936)
Barbara Kasten
1936
Shusaku Arakawa (1936 - 2010)
Shusaku Arakawa
1936 - 2010
Andrey L'vovich Kostin (1947 - 2000)
Andrey L'vovich Kostin
1947 - 2000
Rasheed Araeen (1935)
Rasheed Araeen
1935
Phyllida Barlow (1944)
Phyllida Barlow
1944
Hank Willis Thomas (1976)
Hank Willis Thomas
1976
Mark Dion (1961)
Mark Dion
1961
Roni Horn (1955)
Roni Horn
1955
Michail Grobman (1939)
Michail Grobman
1939
Kurt Fleckenstein (1949)
Kurt Fleckenstein
1949