Zero to Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972 - Brief Article

TATE MODERN

The development of arte povera in Italy coincided with the rise of Minimal and Conceptual art in the United States, but while the sensibilities overlap, arte povera is distinguished by its embrace of the cultural and natural worlds and its tactile sense of materials. Cocurators Frances Morris, of Tate Modern, and Richard Flood, of the Walker Art Center, have assembled some 140 works--many of them last exhibited in the early '60s--that provide a view of the movement from its genesis. Arte povera "became international very quickly," says Morris. "The surprise is how Italian it is if you concentrate on the history, geography, politics, mythology." May 31-Aug. 19; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Oct. 13, 2001-Jan. 13, 2002; and other venues.

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