Giovanni Anselmo (born 1934 in Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Province of Turin, Italy) is an artist who emerged in Italy after

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within the art movement called Arte Povera. His most famous artwork is ''Untitled (Sculpture That Eats)'' (1968), a piece of art representing time and nature.

Arte Povera movement

He participated in Arte Povera events starting in 1967, when he displayed his work in the context of the exhibition ''ConTempL'azione''. This show was curated by Daniela Palazzoli in three galleries in Turin: Christian Stein, Sperone, and ll Punto.

Contemporary artists

Anselmo's work was shown alongside eleven other artists including Getulio Alviani,

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, Luciano Fabro,

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, Aldo Mondino,

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, Gianni Piacentino,

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, Paolo Scheggi, Gianni Emilio Simonetti and Gilberto Zorio.

Works

Anselmo's first solo exhibition was in 1968 at the Galleria Sperone in Milan. One of his works from 1971 is titled ''Invisible''. Another from 1984 is titled ''senza titolo''. Anselmo participated in the Venice Biennales of 1978, 1980 and 1990. He has held solo exhibitions around the world since debuting in Milan. His exhibitions have been held in the

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, Chicago (1997), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (2002), Museum Kurhaus Kleve (2004), Stedelijk Museum, Gent (2005), and Kunstmuseum Winterthur (2013) and his work is present in the permanent collection at Collezione Maramotti since the 2007.

References

1934 births Living people Italian contemporary artists Arte Povera People from Borgofranco d'Ivrea {{Italy-artist-stub