Ugo Nespolo

Biography

Ugo Nespolo (Mosso, Biella, 1941), a graduate of the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, with a degree in Modern Letters, made his debut on the Italian art scene in the 1960s, in the climate of pop art and arte povera in Turin, spending time with artists like Pistoletto, Merz, Boetti, Zorio, but taking his own personal path involving colour and writing. A painter, sculptor, illustrator, experimenter and explorer of techniques, Nespolo – a great cinéphile – has made several artist’s films, presented over the years in various exhibitions in Italy and abroad at important cultural institut…