LUCIANO FABRO
HALL 2.0
F16
(1936, Turin – 2007, Milan)
Piede [Foot], 1970-1971
Aluminium and Indian silk
Aluminium cm.h. 83 x 160 x 166,
Silk height adjustable
The series Piedi is among Luciano Fabro’s most recognizable bodies of work. Begun in 1968, the sculptures are composed of precious textiles, such as Indian silk, often combined with materials like marble or aluminum. With Piedi, Fabro appears to evoke classical sculpture while simultaneously reexamining its foundations, particularly the notion of harmony, achieved through the encounter of contrasting materials and forms. More animal-like than human, the feet embody a tension between elegance and instinct, grace and physicality.
Luciano Fabro is one of the founders of Arte Povera, renowned for his radical reevaluation of sculptural form and his rigorous approach to spatial context, material, and meaning. A landmark figure of post-war Italian art, he was also a prolific writer, publishing numerous texts on art theory. Fabro frequently employed precious and expensive materials, attracted by their poetic power. In many of his works, the artist establishes meaningful connections between luxurious and ordinary materials.
His work is held by the most important collections worldwide, including:
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien; S.M.A.K., Gent; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris; Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli; Galleria Nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea, Rome; Museo del Novecento, Milan; Museo MADRE, Naples; Pinault Collection – Palazzo Grassi, Venice; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Fondation Beyeler, Basel; Tate, London; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring/New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.