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Alighiero Boetti — Alternandosi e Dividendosi
Alighiero Boetti

Alternandosi e Dividendosi

A visually arresting work by Italian Arte Povera and Conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti, *Alternandosi e Dividendosi* ("Alternating and Dividing") reflects his enduring fascination with systems, order, and duality. The title evokes the mathematical and philosophical interplay between repetition and fragmentation that defined much of Boetti's practice. True to his conceptual approach, the work engages the viewer in contemplating patterns of organization and the tension between unity and separation.

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 14, 2015

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Alighiero Boetti, Alternandosi e Dividendosi

A visually arresting work by Italian Arte Povera and Conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti, *Alternandosi e Dividendosi* ("Alternating and Dividing") reflects his enduring fascination with systems, order, and duality. The title evokes the mathematical and philosophical interplay between repetition and fragmentation that defined much of Boetti's practice. True to his conceptual approach, the work engages the viewer in contemplating patterns of organization and the tension between unity and separation.

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Postmodern Art, Geometric, Twentieth Century, Geometric Forms, Systematic, Minimalist, Male Artist, Intellectual Mood, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Pattern And Repetition, Italian Artist, Post-War, Geometric Abstraction, Italian, Repetition And Order, Systematic Art, Geometric Pattern, Pattern, Late 20th Century, Established Artist, Arte Povera, Neutral Tones, Abstract, Text-Based Art, Black and White, Contemporary, Abstract Composition

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