Pier Paolo
Calzolari
Born in 1943 in Bologna, Italy.
Lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal.
After living in Venice and Fossombrone, Italy. An emblematic figure in the Italian contemporary art scene and part of the Arte Povera movement, Pier Paolo Calzolari has developed an unusual œuvre based on the use of certain recurring materials since the 1960s: tobacco leaves, salt, fire, frost, copper and lead. Calzolari’s practice is an ongoing investigation into material mutations and a certain disposition to experimenting with temporalities. Kamel Mennour and Pier Paolo Calzolari have been working together since 2013.
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Pier Paolo Calzolari
Casa ideale
Nov 17, 2023 - Apr 7, 2024
Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
A Summer on the Riviera
Jul 9 - Aug 31, 2023
Jours blancs
Oct 18, 2021 - Feb 9, 2022
Mennour, 47 rue Saint-André-des-Arts
Mennour, 28 avenue Matignon
Pier Paolo Calzolari
The Paradox of Stillness: Art, Object, and Performance
May 15 - Aug 8, 2021
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
© Pier Paolo Calzolari, Adagp, Paris, 2025.