Arte Povera, not that poor

Let’s talk about Arte Povera, ‘Energy and Process’ exhibition at Tate Modern, Richard Serra and Pino Pascali. Where does this term come from? The term ‘Arte Povera’ which means, literally, poor art was introduced by the Italian art critic Germano Celant in the late 1960s. By using what is considered to be poor materials (such… Continue reading