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Mimmo Rotella — Conservate queste figurine!
Mimmo Rotella — Conservate queste figurine!
Mimmo Rotella

Conservate queste figurine!

1961

A striking décollage composition by Mimmo Rotella, in which layers of torn and peeled posters reveal fragmented imagery beneath, celebrating the vibrant visual culture of mid-twentieth-century Italy. The work exemplifies Rotella's signature technique of stripping away surfaces to expose hidden strata of commercial graphics, creating a dynamic tension between destruction and preservation. The title's playful command — "Save these figurines!" — adds an ironic dimension, questioning the ephemeral nature of popular imagery and consumer culture.

Medium
décollage sur toile
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

LITERATURE G. Celant, Mimmo Rotella. Catalogo Ragionato, Volume primo 1944-1961, Tomo II, Milan, 2016, No. 1961 052 (illustré en couleurs p. 708). EXHIBITED Rome, Studio Piattelli, Mimmo Rotella, avril 1972. Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68

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Art Contemporain

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Mimmo Rotella, Conservate queste figurine!, 1961

A striking décollage composition by Mimmo Rotella, in which layers of torn and peeled posters reveal fragmented imagery beneath, celebrating the vibrant visual culture of mid-twentieth-century Italy. The work exemplifies Rotella's signature technique of stripping away surfaces to expose hidden strata of commercial graphics, creating a dynamic tension between destruction and preservation. The title's playful command — "Save these figurines!" — adds an ironic dimension, questioning the ephemeral nature of popular imagery and consumer culture.

Medium
décollage sur toile
Dimensions
49 x 73 cm
Year
1961
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Postwar Artist, 20th Century, Décollage, Neo-Dada, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Italian Artist, Pop Sensibility, Collage On Canvas, Nouveau Réalisme, Urban Imagery, Figurative, Found Materials

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