Alighiero Boetti, Turin 1940 - 1994 Rome
Introduction
Alighiero Boetti was one of the most influential figures in art of the postwar era in Italy. Boetti was a founding member of the Arte Povera movement, but around 1972 he separated from the group and moved to Rome, where he forged a highly original conceptual idiom. Around this time he changed his name to “Alighiero e Boetti” and started signing his work this way, as though he were two artists in one. Between 1971 to 1994 he undertook a series of projects working together with Afghan embroiderers. The resulting embroideries, many of which are monumental in scale, remain his most iconic works. Boetti first worked in Kabul, and then, following the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1979, in the refugee camps of Pakistan. His female Afghan collaborators transformed Boetti’s templates into embroidered pieces, including Arazzi, brightly coloured grids of letters that spell out phrases, Mappe, world maps with each country delineated by the colours and symbols of their flags; and Tutti, filled with diverse objects, from sunglasses to scissors, collaged intricately together.
Works
Exhibitions
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Art Fair
artmonte-carlo, 14 - 16 Jul 2022Booth 19 artmonte-carlo will take place in July 2022. Robilant + Voena is pleased to present works by Alighiero Boetti, Lucio Fontana, Julian Schnabel and...Read more -
Art Fair
Masterpiece London, 30 Jun - 6 Jul 2022Booth 410 At Masterpiece London 2022, Robilant+Voena will present works by Damien Hirst, Giorgio Morandi, and Turi Simeti, among others.Read more -
Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht, 24 - 30 Jun 2022Robilant+Voena is pleased to be participating at TEFAF Maastricht. For its 2022 edition, the gallery will exhibit a selection of works by Francesco Hayez, Nicolas...Read more
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BEYOND CANVAS
Art Basel OVR: Italian Modern Artists Pushing the 'Fabric' of Tradition to its Limits, 4 - 6 Dec 2020VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Material experimentation, technical innovation, and conceptual invention are at the core of modern Italian art. Daring and pioneering figures including Carla Accardi, Alighiero...Read more -
Alighiero Boetti
21 Jul - 10 Sep 2018ST. MORITZ - Robilant+Voena is pleased to present a solo exhibition of works by Alighiero Boetti, one of the most influential Italian artists of the...Read more
News
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Press Release
Miart 2022 March 24, 20221–3 April 2022 Fiera Milano SPA Robilant+Voena is pleased to announce its 10th participation at Miart. For its 2022 edition, the gallery will exhibit a...Read more -
Press Release
Robilant+Voena at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021 December 2, 2021Stand H2 Art Basel Miami Beach Miami Beach Convention Centre 2–4 December 2021 VIP preview 30 November–1 December 2021 (New York, NYC) – 23 November...Read more -
Press Release
Frieze Masters 2021: Virgin. Muse. Heroine. May 11, 2021LONDON Robilant+Voena is pleased to present an outstanding selection of female portraits from gold-grounds to Warhol for Frieze Masters 2021. Bold and heroic, proud and...Read more