(1924 – 2014), Italy

Carla Accardi Biography

An influential artist of the post-war Italian avant-garde, Carla Accardi made paintings that feature minimal color palettes, pseudo-calligraphic lines, and unique materials. The artist is best known for her paintings on sicofoil, a transparent plastic sheeting used in commercial packaging, which she often arranged in interlocking geometric forms; these pieces generate a sense of movement. Accardi helped found the influential collective Forma 1. She was deeply committed to Marxist politics, which informed her abstract processes. Her work massively inspired the development of Arte Povera. Accardi’s work has sold for six figures at auction and has been exhibited in New York, Rome, Paris, Venice, Los Angeles, and Madrid. She has featured in exhibitions at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, MoMA PS1, the Royal Academy of Arts, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, among others.

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untitled by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork painting
Carla Accardi untitled Varnish Paint on sicofoil (paint on special plastic foil)
35 x 13 cm
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rosso verde by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork painting, works on paper
Carla Accardi rosso verde, 1973 Gouache on paper
35 x 50 cm
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verde rosso by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork painting
Carla Accardi verde rosso, 1970 Casein on canvas
50 x 70 cm
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Scissione by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork painting
Carla Accardi Scissione, 1961 Oil on canvas
50 x 60 cm
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Segni misti su bianco by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork painting
Carla Accardi Segni misti su bianco, 1983 Tempera on paper
59 x 42 cm
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Grande Trasparente by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork sculpture
Carla Accardi Grande Trasparente, 1975 Transparent plastic on wooden frame
160 x 160 cm
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Segni neri by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork painting
Carla Accardi Segni neri, 1967 Acrylic on sicofoil
120 x 90 cm
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#639 by Carla Accardi contemporary artwork sculpture
Carla Accardi #639, 1974 Transparent plastic on wooden frame
149.9 x 149.9 cm
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