Mimmo Rotella
Italian, 1918-2006
Mimmo Rotella was an Italian artist and poet who is best known for collages made from torn advertising posters in a medium that he called "double décollages."
Rotella was born on October 7, 1918, in Catanzaro, Italy, and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples before moving to Rome in 1945. There, he became associated with the Lettrism movement and — along with Raymond Hains, Jacque Villeglé and François Dufrêne — became known as one of "Les Affichistes," an artist group credited as the forefathers of street art.
Rotella's first solo exhibition was held in 1951 in at the Galleria Chiurazzi in Rome, and later that same year, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship with which he traveled to Kansas City University. In 1961, he was invited by Pierre Restany to join the New Realism movement, whose members included Yves Klein, Arman and Jean Tinguely. In 1964, he represented Italy at the Venice Biennale. He died on January 8, 2006, in Milan, Italy, at the age of 87.
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Creator: Mimmo Rotella
GIANNI VERSACE Poster created by Mimmo Rotella for Mostra Dialogue du Mode, 1987
By Gianni Versace, Mimmo Rotella
Located in Milano, IT
Rara Locandina by Gianni Versace created by Mimmo Rotella for the exhibition held at the Palais Galliera, Musèe de la Mode et du Costume, in Paris. 198...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mimmo Rotella
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Sasso table lamp by Mimmo Rotella, Venini, 2000s
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Sasso table lamp by Mimmo Rotella, Venini, Anni 2000, Made in Italy.
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Original Multiple No. 26 "The Comanceros" by Mimmo Rotella, 1996
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Ravenna, IT
Original Multiple No. 26 I Comanceros by Mimmo Rotella from 1996 belonging to the seridécollage series. This technique is composed with handmade tears, reproducing the poster of the ...
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21st Century Sasso Table Lamp in Concrete/Grey/Straw-Yellow by Mimmo Rotella
By Venini, Mimmo Rotella
Located in murano, IT
As heavy as a rock but made from glass: Sasso is a colorful creation by Mimmo Rotella in tones of Straw Yellow, Grey and Concrete. A whimsical interplay of little colour spots, clash...
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Sasso Table Lamp in Yellow and Grey by Mimmo Rotella, Venini
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Biomorphe light sculpture in thick-walled glass with dimmer, clear glass with yellow, dab-like, irregular, close glass melting downs black opaquen. A luminous sculpture characterized...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Mimmo Rotella
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Mimmo Rotella for Zerodisegno Marilyn Monroe Bookcase
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mimmo Rotella, (Italian, 1918-2006)
"Marilyn, La Donna Piu Bella" open bookcase designed by Mimmo Rotella and made by Zerodesigno in 2004. Numbered from an edition of 99.
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21st Century Replicanti Table Lamp in Red by Mimmo Rotella
By Venini, Mimmo Rotella
Located in murano, IT
These works by Mimmo Rotella have squared heads and wear masks or goggles to clearly see the world around them. They observe it, with a seraphic, slightly sorrowful look on their fac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mimmo Rotella
Pair of Blue Murano Glass Flutes by Bisazza & Rotella, Italy 2000
By Bisazza Vetro, Mimmo Rotella
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 2000.
These stem glasses are made in multicolored Murano glass and they are part of the collection "Tristano and Isotta" by Bisazza and Rotella.
They are signed an...
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Murano Glass
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21st Century Replicanti Table Lamp in Sapphire by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella, Venini
Located in murano, IT
These works by Mimmo Rotella have squared heads and wear masks or goggles to clearly see the world around them. They observe it, with a seraphic, slightly sorrowful look on their fac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mimmo Rotella
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- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To make his decollages, Mimmo Rotella sourced posters from the streets. He would remove these advertisements from walls and then rip them into pieces. He carefully reassembled them by gluing them onto canvas. Then, he would destroy the canvas and reassemble the pieces to create a new work. Rotella called these pieces his “double collages.” Shop a collection of Mimmo Rotella art on 1stDibs.