Giovanni Anselmo was born in Borgofranco d’Ivrea, Italy, in 1934. He lives and works in Turin and Stromboli. Solo shows devoted to Giovanni Anselmo’s works have been held at prestigious institutions such as Kunstmuseum Winterthur (2013), Modern and Contemporary art Gallery, Bologna (2006), S.M.A.K, Ghent (2005), Museum Kurhaus Kleve (2004), Atelier del Bosco, Villa Medici, Academie de France à Rome, Rome (2001), Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Chicago (1997), Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Nice (1996), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago de Compostela (1995), Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre Pompidou, Parigi (1985), Musèe de Grenoble, Grenoble (1980), Kunsthalle, Basel (1979), Kunstmuseum, Luzern (1973). He partecipated at XXII Bienal Internacional in Saint Paul in 1994, Biennale D’arte in Venice in 1972, 1978 and 1980, Documenta V in 1972 and Documenta VII in 1982. In 1990 he received the Leone d’Oro for painting at Venice Biennale.
From October 9, 2024, Pinault Collection presents a major exhibition dedicated to Arte Povera at the Bourse de Commerce. Between heritage and influence, the exhibition features over 250 historical and contemporary works from this major Italian artistic movement of the 1960s.
The exhibition is a comprehensive focus on the artistic research of Giovanni Anselmo. Organized by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in collaboration with MAXXI, the exhibition continues the research initiated by its curator Gloria Moure, highlighting the uniqueness of Anselmo’s art and its fundamental impact on the development of the Arte
Gloria Moure, the curator, recounts the major exhibition that opens just a few weeks after the artist’s death: “It is totally his creation, he chose the works and their dialogue, the layout and the texts”. The exhibition brings together a set of particularly significant works that provide a comprehensive analysis
For twenty-six years, Luci d’artista has been a source of wonder and amazement for the people of Turin every autumn. This year, the switch-on took place on Thursday evening in Piazza Carlo Alberto with the new light installation Orizzonti by Giovanni Anselmo. Anselmo was invited by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, the former
From Oct. 31 to Dec. 9, 2023, the Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg will host the double exhibition project entitled Arte Povera and South African Art: In Conversation, sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy, curated by Ilaria Bernardi. The exhibition aims to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the 1967
Are we dead yet? Or just tired? Martina Morger explores these questions on the basis of around twenty works from the collection. One focus is on video works. Many of the works on show have not been exhibited for some time or are being showcased to the public for the
