JANNIS KOUNELLIS
HALL 2.0
F16
(1936, Piraeus - 2017, Rome)
Untitled, 1986
Iron sheets, lead, black paint
Cm.h. 200 x 900
The nine-meter-long Untitled from 1986 is composed of ten iron plates partially covered with sheets of lead. Holes, cuts, and scars traverse the surface, created through the action of molten lead on the metal. The monumental composition demonstrates Kounellis’ deep understanding of industrial materials, re-elaborated to challenge the traditional idea of painting.
Jannis Kounellis is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of his generation. His profound and evocative art made him a pioneer of the Arte Povera movement.
His work is owned by the most important collections worldwide, including:
MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Tate Collection, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; CAPC, Bordeaux; Galleria Civica d´Arte Moderna e Contemporanea,Turin; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Herning Museum of Contemporary Art; Herning, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; Kunstmuseum Winterthur; MART, Rovereto; Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich; MUSEION, Bozen; Castello di Rivoli, Turin; Museo MADRE, Naples.