Alighiero Boetti’s artworks & exhibitions
Born on 16 December 1940 in Turin, Italy, Alighiero Boetti (also Alighiero e Boetti) was an internationally recognized conceptual artist and one of the leading members of the Italian Arte Povera movement. He is prominently remembered for his array of embroidered maps and woven, colorful letter grids.
Boetti’s art practice was heavily influenced by duality, partly because he had a wide range of interests, especially in linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy. He created assemblages, textiles, paintings, and prints using incongruent materials like plaster and Masonite, as well as ordinary objects. His artworks have been exhibited at various museums and art galleries worldwide.
The return of in-person exhibitions at Art Basel has echoed a huge sigh of relief across the art community. Its 2021 edition was originally slated for June but had to be put off until September to give countries across the globe more time to carry out their vaccination campaigns and lift travel restrictions. With …
The 10 best artworks you’ve missed at Art Basel Unlimited 2021 Read More
“It would be nice to be two people – one all aware and real, the other all dreamy and unconscious – who go hand in hand, without ever mingling,” – Alighiero Boetti. Childhood Alighiero Boetti was a prominent Italian Conceptual artist and Arte Povera movement member. As he grew up in Turin, Italy, where …
Alighiero Boetti’s Arazzi – Tapestry made in Pashtunistan Read More
The story behind Boetti’s Maps of the World The Mappa tapestries are some of the most important works by Alighiero Boetti. Upon his first arrival in Afghanistan in 1971, Boetti began a continuous collaboration with local weavers to produce embroidered tapestries, using himself only as the referential artist but considering the works a creation of …
Alighiero Boetti’s beautiful Maps of the World Read More
