Merz, Mario

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Name	Merz, Mario
Dates of birth and death	* 1.1.1925 Milano, † 9.11.2003 Torino
Municipality of origin (CH)	Lenzburg (AG)
Nationality	CH
Brief biography	Pittore e scultore. Oggetti, arte ambientale e installazioni. Esponente di spicco dell'Arte povera
Fields of activity	pittura, scultura, arte in spazi pubblici, installazione, disegno
Lexicon article EN \| IT	Born in Milan – his father Franz was an engineer and mother Maria Saltara a music teacher – Mario Merz moved with his parents and sister to Turin when he was still a child. After specializing in the sciences at high school, he studied medicine at the Università degli Studi in Turin for two years. [more...]
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Website	www.fondazionemerz.org

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Normdaten	GND 118581287 \| Deutsche Biographie

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Last modification	17.11.2020