"Arte Povera: Themes and Movements" is Italy"s most important and influential post-war art movement. Originally championed by the leading art critic Germano Celant, it included internationally recognized artists such as Alighiero Boetti, Jannis Kounelli, Mario and Marisa Merz and Michelangelo Pistoletto. Edited by one of the world"s foremost authorities on the subject, Arte Povera is the most complete overview of this movement ever published.