Arte Povera

See also: arte povera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arte povera (literally “poor art”). The term was coined by Italian art critic and curator Germano Celant and introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːteɪ ˈpɒvəɹə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/

Proper noun

Arte Povera

1. (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.
   • 2014 February 12, Carol Vogel, “In London, an Auction of Arte Povera Yields Rich Results”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

   • 2017 January 30, M. H. Miller, “Arte Povera Is Back”, in The New York Times Style Magazine‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Arte Povera, the politicized avant-garde art movement that blossomed in Italy in the late ’60s, is having a moment.

   • 2020 April 30, Jason Farago, “Germano Celant, Curator Behind Italy’s Arte Povera, Dies at 79”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     Energetic and urbane […] 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.

Translations

Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s

• Catalan: art pobre m or f
• German: Arte Povera f
• Greek: άρτε πόβερα f (árte póvera)
• Hebrew: אָרְטֶה פּוֹבֶרָה f (árteh póverah)
• Italian: arte povera (it) f
• Japanese: アルテ・ポーヴェラ (Arute Pōvera)
• Korean: 아르테 포베라 (Areute Pobera)
• Portuguese: arte povera f, (rare) arte pobre f
• Russian: а́рте по́вера (ru) n (árte póvera)
• Spanish: arte povera f, arte pobre m or f
• Thai: ศิลปะสมถะ (sǐn-lá-bpà sǒ-má-tà)