Germano Celant, “Arte Povera: Notes for a Guerrilla War,” Flash Art International n°5 (1967). Opposite: Giovanni Anselmo, “Cubo (Cube),” (1968). Courtesy Gian Enzo Sperone.
Arte Povera was concerned with taking away, eliminating, and downgrading things to a minimum. Germano Celant
Marisa Merz "The Sky is a Great Space" at The Met Breuer. January 24–May 7, 2017
It’s hard to differentiate whether recent attention to Arte Povera comes from the movement’s 50th anniversary, the sociopolitical conditions or the rising prices within the art market