Alberto Burri | |
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 Alberto Burri, photographed by Nanda Lanfranco | |
| Born | Alberto Burri 12 March 1915[1] |
| Died | 13 February 1995 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Città Di Castello cemetery |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Informalism |
| Alma mater | University of Perugia |
| Known for | Painting, Land art, sculptur |
| Notable work | Cretto di Burri |
| Movement | Fluxus, Nouveau réalisme, Arte Povera |
| Spouse |
Minsa Craig (m. 1955) |
| Awards | UNESCO Prize at the São Paulo Biennial (1959) Critics' Prize at the Venice Biennale (1960) Premio Marzotto (1964) Grand Prize at the São Paulo Biennial (1965) Feltrinelli Prize for Graphic Art (1973) honorary Degree Glasgow University (1991) Legion d'Honneur (1993) Italian Order of Merit (1994) |
Alberto Burri (12 March 1915 – 13 February 1995; Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto ˈburri]) was an Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician based in Città di Castello. He is associated with the matterism of the European informal art movement and described his style as a polymaterialist. He had connections with Lucio Fontana's spatialism and, with Antoni Tàpies, an influence on the revival of the art of post-war assembly in the United States (Robert Rauschenberg) as in Europe.