Zero to Infinity : Arte Povera 1962 - 1972. Published on the occasion of the exhibition 2001 - 2003 organized by the Walker Art Center and Tate Modern.Edited by Karen Jacobson.. Este artículo no está disponible.Zero to Infinity : Arte Povera 1962 - 1972. Published on the occasion of the exhibition 2001 - 2003 organized by the Walker Art Center and Tate Modern.Edited by Karen Jacobson.

Italy and art are synonymous. When either is mentioned, images of Etruscan sculptures and Renaissance frescoes come to mind, along with extraordinary architectural treasures that bridge the centuries. Even today, these powerful reminders of a distant past continue to influence contemporary Italian art and design. With Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972, the Walker Art Center and the Tate Modern have undertaken an ambitious project - to represent an important yet seldom seen period in Italian modern art. As the U. S. tour sponsor of Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972, the Italian Trade Commission is proud to share the Walker Art Center's enthusiasm in illustrating the evolution of artistic expression in Italy as reflected in all aspects of Italian life. The Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972 tour sponsorship is part of a new campaign planned by the Italian Trade Commission and several manufacturers' associations, and created under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade. This new campaign, "Life in 'I' Style," focuses on the successful combination of Italian creativity, traditional craftsmanship, and industrial production.

Arte Povera (poor art) came of age in the context of the economic boom of the "Italian miracle" and the subsequent student and workers' revolts of 1968. Its work was motivated by an urge to revolt against not only the primacy achieved by painting in the postwar period, but also against certain aspects of the emerging consumer culture. Published to accompany an exhibition organized in a collaboration between the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and the Tate Modern, this book provides a retropective of the Arte Povera movement as a historical and aesthetic phenomenon that crossed a wide range of disciplines, including sculpture, installation, drawing and photography as well as film and performance. Artists included are: Giovanni Anselmo, Alighero Boetti; Pier Paulo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Piero Gilardi, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, Pino Pascali, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini, and Gilberto Zorio.