Alighiero Boetti
- Introduction
- Alighiero Fabrizio Boetti known as Alighiero e Boetti (16 December 1940 – 24 February 1994) was an Italian conceptual artist, considered to be a member of the art movement Arte Povera.
- Wikidata
- Q556337
- Introduction
- Boetti participated in many of the Arte Povera exhibitions and Happenings, including the first exhibition ("Arte povera-Im spazio") in 1967. Known for rejecting the strategies and materials of 'high art' and instead employing common materials such as cement, cardboard, and electric lights and a variety of techniques such as photography, embroidery, and sculptural construction. His travels had a lasting impact on his work, e.g. the "Mappa" series of the 1970s for which he collaborated with craftspeople in Pakistan and Afghanistan. "The 1000 Longest Rivers of the World" (1970-1977) was one of numerous alphabetical or sequential pieces that explored esoteric signs and language. A major retrospective exhibition was held in Turin in 1996. He took "e" as his middle name to suggest two people.
- Nationality
- Italian
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Embroiderer, Writer, Conceptual Artist, Mixed-Media Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- Alighiero Boetti, Alighiero E Boetti, Alighiero e Boetti
- Ulan
- 500053938
Exhibitions
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
MoMA
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A Trip from Here to There
Mar 15–Jul 30, 2013
MoMA
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Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013
Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013
MoMA
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Alighiero Boetti: Game Plan
Jul 1–Oct 1, 2012
MoMA
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Print/Out
Feb 19–May 14, 2012
MoMA
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Alighiero Boetti has
24 exhibitionsonline.
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Alighiero Boetti Untitled 1965
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Alighiero Boetti Untitled (Invitation) 1966–67
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Alighiero Boetti EMME I ELLE ELLE E...(Green on green) 1970
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Alighiero Boetti Viaggi postali (Postal Voyages) 1969-70
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Alighiero Boetti Manifesto 1967/1970
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Alighiero Boetti Postal Dossier (Dossier postale) 1969–70
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Alighiero Boetti Progression No. 8 from Postal Dossier (Dossier postale) 1969-70
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Alighiero Boetti Progression No. 20 from Postal Dossier (Dossier postale) 1969-70
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Alighiero Boetti Progression No. 35 from Postal Dossier (Dossier postale) 1969-70
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Alighiero Boetti Progression No. 36 from Postal Dossier (Dossier postale) 1969-70
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Alighiero Boetti Progression No. 80 from Postal Dossier (Dossier postale) 1969-70
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Alighiero Boetti Femmina Maschio (1973)
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Alighiero Boetti Untitled 1974
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Alighiero Boetti Calendario 1974
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Alighiero Boetti I sei sensi (The Six Senses) (c. 1974-75)
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Alighiero Boetti Insicuro Noncurante 1966–75
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Alighiero Boetti Title page from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Contatore from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Prefissi from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Pavimento from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Giulio Paolini EAEB from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Rosso Gilera from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Rosso Guzzi from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti AW:AB=L:MD from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Manifesto from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Gemelli from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Giogare from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Citta' di Torino from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Ghise from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Shaman Showman from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Itervallo from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Territori Occupati from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti San Bernardino from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Percomunicazioni from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Cimento dell'armonia e dell'invenzione from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Originale from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Pagina di matematica from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti 1970 from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Pietro Gallina Ritratto di AEB from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Estate 1970 from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti 32 x 32 - 24 from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti 31 x 31 + 39 from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Due Disegni di Salvo from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Granbacino from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Untitled from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Untitled from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Untitled from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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Alighiero Boetti Cio' che sempre parla in silenzio e' il corpo from Insicuro Noncurante 1966-75
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