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

Hans Speckaert (1540 - 1577)
Hans Speckaert
1540 - 1577
Jan van der Straet (1523 - 1605)
Jan van der Straet
1523 - 1605
Arcangelo Salimbeni (1536 - 1579)
Arcangelo Salimbeni
1536 - 1579
Gianfranco Goberti (1939 - 2023)
Gianfranco Goberti
1939 - 2023
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold (1788 - 1825)
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold
1788 - 1825
William Watts (1752 - 1851)
William Watts
1752 - 1851
Elsa Peretti (1940 - 2021)
Elsa Peretti
1940 - 2021
Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld (1856 - 1913)
Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld
1856 - 1913
Lippo Memmi (1291 - 1356)
Lippo Memmi
1291 - 1356
Antonio Vivarini (1415 - 1480)
Antonio Vivarini
1415 - 1480
Viviano Codazzi (1604 - 1670)
Viviano Codazzi
1604 - 1670
Lorenzo Lippi (1606 - 1665)
Lorenzo Lippi
1606 - 1665
Gastone Biggi (1925 - 2014)
Gastone Biggi
1925 - 2014
Francesco Manno (1754 - 1831)
Francesco Manno
1754 - 1831
Giorgio Griffa (1936)
Giorgio Griffa
1936
Gentile da Fabriano (1370 - 1427)
Gentile da Fabriano
1370 - 1427

Creators Conceptual art

Niele Toroni (1937)
Niele Toroni
1937
Miklos Gaál (1974)
Miklos Gaál
1974
Antonio Calderara (1903 - 1978)
Antonio Calderara
1903 - 1978
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali (1933 - 2013)
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
1933 - 2013
Enrico Castellani (1930 - 2017)
Enrico Castellani
1930 - 2017
Rainer Kriester (1935 - 2002)
Rainer Kriester
1935 - 2002
Jan Dibbets (1941)
Jan Dibbets
1941
Robert Cumming (1943)
Robert Cumming
1943
Yuri Albert (1959)
Yuri Albert
1959
Rob Pruitt (1964)
Rob Pruitt
1964
Zbigniew Bajek (1958)
Zbigniew Bajek
1958
Öyvind Fahlström (1928 - 1976)
Öyvind Fahlström
1928 - 1976
Christian Wulffen (1954)
Christian Wulffen
1954
Peter Halley (1953)
Peter Halley
1953
Flavio Paolucci (1934)
Flavio Paolucci
1934
Simone Westerwinter (1960)
Simone Westerwinter
1960
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