Mimmo Rotella
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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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mimmo Rotella
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mimmo Rotella
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mimmo Rotella
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Mimmo Rotella
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Zinc
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mimmo Rotella
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Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mimmo Rotella
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Brass
1980s British Vintage Mimmo Rotella
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mimmo Rotella
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Cherry
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Mimmo Rotella
Terrazzo
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Mimmo Rotella
Ash