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 Canale (1725 - 1802)
Giuseppe Canale
1725 - 1802
Pierre Le Gros (1666 - 1719)
Pierre Le Gros
1666 - 1719
Bartolomeo Bimbi (1648 - 1729)
Bartolomeo Bimbi
1648 - 1729
Lippo Memmi (1291 - 1356)
Lippo Memmi
1291 - 1356
Meo Da Siena (1310 - 1333)
Meo Da Siena
1310 - 1333
Giussepe Renda (1859 - 1939)
Giussepe Renda
1859 - 1939
Carlo Galli Bibiena (1728 - 1787)
Carlo Galli Bibiena
1728 - 1787
Bartolomeo Caporali (1420 - 1505)
Bartolomeo Caporali
1420 - 1505
Rubens Santoro (1859 - 1941)
Rubens Santoro
1859 - 1941
Lodovico Pogliaghi (1857 - 1950)
Lodovico Pogliaghi
1857 - 1950
Luca Carlevarijs (1663 - 1730)
Luca Carlevarijs
1663 - 1730
Giuseppe Santomaso (1907 - 1990)
Giuseppe Santomaso
1907 - 1990
Gianfilippo Usellini (1903 - 1971)
Gianfilippo Usellini
1903 - 1971
Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709 - 1740)
Johann Evangelist Holzer
1709 - 1740
Gregorio Lazzarini (1657 - 1730)
Gregorio Lazzarini
1657 - 1730
Jožef (Giuseppe) Tominc (1790 - 1866)
Jožef (Giuseppe) Tominc
1790 - 1866

Creators Conceptual art

Louise Giovanelli (1993)
Louise Giovanelli
1993
Mary Kelly (1941)
Mary Kelly
1941
Giulio Paolini (1940)
Giulio Paolini
1940
Hannah Wilke (1940 - 1993)
Hannah Wilke
1940 - 1993
Elsbeth Arlt (1948 - 2015)
Elsbeth Arlt
1948 - 2015
Reiner Ruthenbeck (1937 - 2016)
Reiner Ruthenbeck
1937 - 2016
Annette Kelm (1975)
Annette Kelm
1975
Hito Steyerl (1966)
Hito Steyerl
1966
Rana Begum (1977)
Rana Begum
1977
Chris Burden (1946 - 2015)
Chris Burden
1946 - 2015
Shizuko Yoshikawa (1934 - 2019)
Shizuko Yoshikawa
1934 - 2019
Yō Akiyama (1953)
Yō Akiyama
1953
WilliWilli Kopf (1949)
WilliWilli Kopf
1949
Don Suggs (1945 - 2019)
Don Suggs
1945 - 2019
Brian O'Doherty (1928 - 2022)
Brian O'Doherty
1928 - 2022
Richard Artschwager (1923 - 2013)
Richard Artschwager
1923 - 2013
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