Piero Manzoni was an Italian artist associated with avant-garde conceptualism. His “Achromes” use kaolin, cotton, bread, and other materials to strip painting of color and gesture. Works like “Artist’s Shit” and “Living Sculptures” challenge authorship, value, and the role of the body in art. Manzoni’s approach is both minimal and deeply irreverent.
His short career left lasting influence on conceptual and post-minimal art.
Piero Manzoni was an Italian conceptual artist known for Achromes and provocative works interrogating authorship and material.
Piero Manzoni was an Italian artist known for Achromes and conceptual provocations that challenge art’s meaning and materiality.
