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Untitled
1996 · Spray paint and pencil on paper
Museum of Modern Art
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Marisa Merz
Artist
Turin, Italy
PaintingArte Povera
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None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
15
Assets Indexed
3
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Why this artist matters now
Marisa Merz was an Italian artist and sculptor. In the 1960s, Merz was the only female protagonist associated with the radical Arte povera movement. In 2013 she was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale. She lived and worked in Turin, Italy.
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Arte Povera
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Art Institute of Chicago
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