Arte Povera

arte povera English Etymology Borrowed from en it arte povera poor art. The term was en Q1093350 1 1 and introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance. Pronunciation en /ˌɑːteɪ ˈpɒvəɹə/ UK en /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/ US Proper noun 1 en art A radical Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, making use of worthless or common materials such as earth or newspaper, in the hope of subverting the commercialization of art. en Carol Vogel In London, an Auction of Arte Povera Yields Rich Results The New York Times 2014-02-12 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/arts/design/in-london-an-auction-of-arte-povera-yields-rich-results.html 0362-4331 One mysterious collector wearing a black porkpie hat enthusiastically bid on many of the best Arte Povera works and ended up buying several by Boetti. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420094506/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/arts/design/in-london-an-auction-of-arte-povera-yields-rich-results.html 20 April 2023 en M. H. Miller Arte Povera Is Back The New York Times Style Magazine 2017-01-30 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/t-magazine/art/arte-povera-fendi-show.html 0362-4331 Arte Povera, the politicized avant-garde art movement that blossomed in Italy in the late ’60s, is having a moment. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420095726/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/t-magazine/art/arte-povera-fendi-show.html 20 April 2023 en Jason Farago Germano Celant, Curator Behind Italy’s Arte Povera, Dies at 79 The New York Times 2020-04-30 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/arts/germano-celant-curator-behind-italys-arte-povera-dies-at-79.html 0362-4331 Energetic and urbane, with a mane of silver hair in vivid contrast with his usual all-black wardrobe, Mr. Celant championed this generation of artists throughout his 50-year career, presenting large exhibitions of Arte Povera at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and at P.S. 1 in New York City. https://web.archive.org/web/20251020055207/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/arts/germano-celant-curator-behind-italys-arte-povera-dies-at-79.html 20 October 2025 Translations Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s Catalan: ca art pobre m f German: de Arte Povera f Greek: el άρτε πόβερα f Hebrew: he אָרְטֶה פּוֹבֶרָה f árteh póverah Italian: it arte povera f Japanese: ja アルテ・ポーヴェラ Arute Pōvera Korean: ko ^아르테 ^포베라 Portuguese: pt arte povera f, rare pt arte pobre f Russian: ru а́рте по́вера n Spanish: es arte povera f, es arte pobre m f Thai: th ศิลปะสมถะ sǐn-lá-bpà sǒ-má-tà