Piero Manzoni, Italian artist (died 1963)

Piero Manzoni

Italian avant-garde artist (1933–1963)

Piero Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. Often compared to the work of Yves Klein, his own work anticipated, and directly influenced, the work of a generation of younger Italian artists brought together by…