Rosalind McKever is the Harry M. Weinrebe Curatorial Fellow at the National Gallery, London
A leading member of the Arte Povera movement, the artist stood out among his peers for his wit, imagination and interest in elemental forces
For all his care to balance the traditions of his Venetian forebears with the style of his US contemporaries, Afro Basaldella came to be seen as an Abstract Expressionist
The critic and curator, who coined the term Arte Povera, played a large part in shaping the art world as we know it
Some 50 works by the enigmatic artist have travelled from his hometown to Venice this summer
An unreal city of the the artist’s spherical structures has sprouted at the Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan
The Arte Povera pioneer explores art and nature in Europe’s largest sculpture park
The relationship between Italian art and politics reconsidered through restaged exhibitions from the Fascist era
The Pinacoteca di Brera’s overlooked collection of modern Italian art gets a welcome outing in London
The Italian artist, minimalism's chosen forefather, was a key figure of the post-war avant-garde
A convincing case is made for the Italian artist's ambitions, and the need to bring a wider audience to his work
