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

Villi Bossi (1939)
Villi Bossi
1939
Nicola di Ulisse Da Siena (XV century - ?)
Nicola di Ulisse Da Siena
XV century - ?
Pietro Annigoni (1910 - 1988)
Pietro Annigoni
1910 - 1988
Nicola Samorì (1977)
Nicola Samorì
1977
Cy Twombly (1928 - 2011)
Cy Twombly
1928 - 2011
Bruto Mazzolani (1880 - 1949)
Bruto Mazzolani
1880 - 1949
Giovanni Stefano Danedi (1612 - 1689)
Giovanni Stefano Danedi
1612 - 1689
Costanzo Mongini (1918 - 1981)
Costanzo Mongini
1918 - 1981
Franz Xaver Kosler (1864 - 1905)
Franz Xaver Kosler
1864 - 1905
Romano Romanelli (1882 - 1969)
Romano Romanelli
1882 - 1969
Alessandro Mendini (1931 - 2019)
Alessandro Mendini
1931 - 2019
Hans Speckaert (1540 - 1577)
Hans Speckaert
1540 - 1577
Francesco Bertos (1678 - 1741)
Francesco Bertos
1678 - 1741
Vincenzo Bianchini (1903 - 2000)
Vincenzo Bianchini
1903 - 2000
Werner Gilles (1894 - 1961)
Werner Gilles
1894 - 1961
 Giandante X (1899 - 1984)
Giandante X
1899 - 1984

Creators Conceptual art

Karen Kilimnik (1955)
Karen Kilimnik
1955
Gunter Rambow (1938)
Gunter Rambow
1938
Martin Noel (1956 - 2010)
Martin Noel
1956 - 2010
Gregor Hildebrandt (1974)
Gregor Hildebrandt
1974
Ulricke Flaig (1962)
Ulricke Flaig
1962
Jan Dibbets (1941)
Jan Dibbets
1941
Christian Wulffen (1954)
Christian Wulffen
1954
Ivan Semyonovich Chuikov (1935 - 2020)
Ivan Semyonovich Chuikov
1935 - 2020
Les Levine (1935)
Les Levine
1935
Sinje Dillenkofer (1959)
Sinje Dillenkofer
1959
Richard Long (1945)
Richard Long
1945
Liu Wei (1972)
Liu Wei
1972
Amador Magraner (1957)
Amador Magraner
1957
Michael Landy (1963)
Michael Landy
1963
Emily Jacir (1970)
Emily Jacir
1970
Piero Pizzi Cannella (1955)
Piero Pizzi Cannella
1955
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