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GROUP SHOW, ‘ITALIAN VISIONS: 40 YEARS OF ART’ ON VIEW AT VIVIAN HORAN FINE ART

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NEW YORK CITY — Vivian Horan Fine Art is presenting “Italian Visions: 40 Years of Art,” a group exhibition featuring nine artists connected to the Arte Povera movement, through April 13.

The Italian critic Germano Celant coined the term “Arte Povera” in 1967 after a group of Italian artists attempting to break down the dichotomy between art and life. The artists focus on concept and materials, attentive to the world and humanity, as well as poetic, political and historical concerns. The works included in this exhibition span the years 1959–2001 and employ various materials that expand beyond the picture frame, while sharing an elegant force that follows in the Italian art tradition.

This exhibit shows the rich, inventive spontaneity of Arte Povera artworks, which resonate with an abstract meditative quality. Featured artists are Alighiero E. Boetti, Alberto Burri, Enrico Castellani, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Lucio Fontana, Jannis Kounellis, Fausto Melotti, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Mario Schifano.

Using various techniques, these works guide the viewer to look at art in new ways by asking one to be aware of their present space and to use not only their eyes, but their mind as well. Due to this inclination toward conceptual investigation, these artists share a dialogue with the Earthwork artists, Fluxists and 50s pre-Pop, featuring everyday materials and simplicity to join art with life.

Vivian Horan Fine Art is at 35 East 67th Street. For information, 212-517-9410 or www.vivianhoran.com.