Mirella Bentivoglio
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Mirella Bentivoglio is an Italian
sculptor, poet and performance artist.
In the 1960s she joined the international concrete poetry
movement. She has participated in exhibitions all over the world, including the Venice Biennale
(eight times from 1969 to 2001) and the Museum of Modern Art
(1992).
Italy
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sculptor, poet and performance artist.
In the 1960s she joined the international concrete poetry
Concrete poetry
Concrete poetry or shape poetry is poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on....
movement. She has participated in exhibitions all over the world, including the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
(eight times from 1969 to 2001) and the Museum of Modern Art
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(1992).
Solo Exhibitions
Among her solo exhibitions:- 1971, Schwarz Gallery in Milan
- 1973, São Paulo Biennial; Klingspor Museum, Offenbach / Main
- 1977, Italian House in Rochester, New York; Poetry Collection, University of Buffalo
- 1978, Italian Cultural Institute, New York
- 1981, Metronom, Barcelona
- 1987, Tower of the Leper, Aosta
- 1988, Writers' Forum, London
- 1991, Art Center, Edewecht
Sources
- Frances K. Pohl, "Language / Image / Object: The Work of Mirella Bentivoglio", Woman's Art Journal, Vol.6: No.1 (Spring - Summer, 1985), pp. 17–22 accessed at http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0270-7993(198521%2F22)6%3A1%3C17%3AL%2FI%2FOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I - subscription only
- The Visual Poetry of Mirella Bentivoglio, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1999, ISBN 9788880162964
External links
- http://luna.pomona.edu:8180/luna/servlet/view/all/who/Mirella+Bentivoglio