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Jannis Kounellis

1936–2017

Untitled 1969
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12 artworks by Jannis Kounellis
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Biography

Jannis Kounellis (Greek: Γιάννης Κουνέλλης; 23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome.

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Performance art Arte povera

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Left Right

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis
1960–98

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis
1969

Coal Sculpture with Wall of Coloured Glass

Jannis Kounellis
1990–2005

Bells

Jannis Kounellis
1993

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis
1993

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis
2004

Untitled (Knife and Train)

Jannis Kounellis
2002

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis
2005
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