Mirella Bentivoglio
Italian · b. 1922
Concrete poetry, Sculpture, Performance
DESCRIPTION
Mirella Bentivoglio was a seminal Italian artist, poet, and curator central to the concrete and visual poetry movements. Her work utilized the intersection of language and image to critique patriarchal structures and consumerism. As a curator, she famously organized the 'Materializzazione del linguaggio' exhibition at the 1978 Venice Biennale, focusing on the work of female artists.