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Piero Manzoni

Biography

Born

Soncino, Italy, 1933

Education

Law studies at the Università Milano Cattolica, Milan, Italy, 1951 – 1954

Studied Philosophy at the Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, 1955

Studied Philosophy at the Università degli Studi, Milan, Italy, 1956

Founded the gallery Azimut with the artist Enrico Castellani, Milan, Italy, 1959

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024

Michael Werner, 'Piero Manzoni', New York NY

2023

Museo della Stampa, 'La Merda d’artista di Piero Manzoni tra documenti e immagini', Soncino, Italy

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

Kunsthalle Nürnberg, 'Delikatessen. Zwischen Kunst und Küche', Nuremberg, Germany 

Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, 'Arte Povera', Paris, France

MAM Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, 'The Atomic age. Artists put to the test of history', Paris, France

mumok Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 'Medardo Rosso', Vienna, Austria

2023

Fondazione Dino Zoli, 'Utopiche Seduzioni. Dai nuovi materiali alla Recycled Art. Da Piero Manzoni alle ultime generazioni', Forlì, Italy 

Palazzo della Cultura, 'RI EVOLUTION. I grandi rivoluzionari dell'Arte Italiana dal Futurismo alla Street Art', Catania, Italy 

Museo della Stampa, 'Relazioni (im)possibili. Il fil rouge da Piero Manzoni a oggi', Soncino, Italy

Gallerie d'Italia, 'An Unexpected Collection. A journey through contemporary painting and sculpture. Una collezione inattesa. Viaggio nel contemporaneo tra pittura e scultura', Milan, Italy

La Galleria Nazionale, 'Food Age. Food as Influencer', Rome, Italy

The Warehouse, 'Open Storage: 25 Years of Collecting', Dallas TX

The Arts House, 'The Grand Italian Vision: The Farnesina Collection', Singapore

Bibliography

Monographs

2021

Pasqualino di Marineo, Rosalia, Fondazione Piero Manzoni (eds.), 'Piero Manzoni. 1961. Merda d'artista. Künstlerscheisse. Merde d'artiste. Artist's Shit', Milan/IT: Carlo Cambi Editore, 2021, ill.

2019

Marcone, Gaspare Luigi (ed.), 'Piero Manzoni. Writings on Art', Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019

Gualdoni, Flaminio, 'Piero Manzoni. An artist’s life', New York: Gagosian, 2019

Pasqualino di Marineo, Rosalia (ed.), 'Piero Manzoni. Lines', Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019 (exh. cat.)

Pasqualino di Marineo, Rosalia (ed.), 'Piero Manzoni. Materials of His Time', Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2019 (exh. cat.)

Huizing, Colin, 'Manzoni in Holland', Schiedam: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Rotterdam: nai010 publishers, 2019 (exh. cat.)

Pautasso, Guido, 'Piero Manzoni: la gioia di sperimentare', Pietrasanta: franche tirature, 2019

Artist's Books & Writings

1963

Manzoni, Piero, 'My first Achromes are from '57...', in: 'Evoluzione delle lettere e delle arti', Milan, y. 1, no. 1, January 1963

Manzoni, Piero, 'Prolegomena to Artistic Activity', in: 'Evoluzione delle lettere e delle arti', Milan, y. 1, no. 1, January 1963

1962

'The Breath of the Painter who does not use brushes costs two hundred Lire a Liter ', interview-article by Franco Serra to Piero Manzoni in: 'Settimana INCOM Illustrata', Milan, y. 15, no. 50, December 16, 1962

Publications

2024

Christov-Bakargiev, Carolyn (ed.), 'Arte Povera', Paris: Editions Dilecta, 2024, p. 153 ill. (exh. cat.)  

2021

Fogle, Douglas, Skerath, Hanneke (eds.), 'Making Strange. The Chara Schreyer Collection', New York: DelMonico Books, 2021, pp. 259, 418, ill.

Benthack, Saskia, Lähnemann, Ingmar, Kinne, Maria-Lisa (et al.), 'Smell it! Geruch in der Kunst. The Fragrance of Art', Berlin: Wienand, 2021, p. 121, ill. (exh. cat.)

Press

2019

‘Frieze LA Plus Satellite Events – Artlyst Pull-Out Guide’, on: Artlyst, Los Angeles, 13 February, 2019, ill.

Takac, Balasz, 'The Timelessness of Piero Manzoni's Achromes', on: widewalls.ch, 11 January 2019, London/UK, ill.

2018

Harrison, Anya, 'When the Object is the Subject', on: blouinartinfo.com, London, 13 July 2018.

Doyon, Marie, 'Head to Magazzino for Cinema in Piazza', on: chronogram.com, Hudson Valley/NY, 10 July 2018, ill.

Siegal, Nina, 'From Old Masters to Modern Italians', on: blouinartinfo.com, 15 June 2018, New York/NY.

Ruiz, Cristina, 'Piero Manzoni Foundation criticized for destruction of works', on: theartnewspaper.com, London/ UK, 4 April 2018, ill.

2017 Forbes, Alexander, 'What sold at Art Basel Miami Beach', on: www.artsy.net, 9 December 2017