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4 unusual facts about Germano Celant


Carlos Ginzburg

Germano Celant, when writing about Arte Povera, invited Ginzburg by letter to join his movement.

Emilio Prini

One of the early contributors to the Arte Povera movement living in Genoa in the 1960s, Prini became involved in shows such as "Arte povera - Im spazio" and "Collage 1" curated by Germano Celant, art critic credited with grouping the artists together.

Germano Celant

"Arte Povera" was essentially formed around two nucleus: one in Turin, with artists such as Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Giuseppe Penone, Giulio Paolini, Giovanni Anselmo, and Piero Gilardi; and one in Rome, with Alighiero Boetti, Jannis Kounellis and Pino Pascali.

In collaboration with the Fondazione Lucio Fontana, he mounted the 2012 survey “Lucio Fontana: Ambienti Spaziali” at Gagosian Gallery, New York.



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