Russian Povera, a Limited Edition Book, Is an Introduction to a Fascinating Corner of the Art World that is Sure to Attract Anyone with an Interest in Art, Culture, or Design

In 2008 the influential gallery owner Marat Guelman introduced the world to the concept of Russian Povera. Also known as “Russian Poor Art,” Povera became the marquee term for post-Soviet artists who shared a tendency to pick up trash and turn it into art. Arte Povera is not a movement; it has no manifesto, and many of its members are self-described outsiders. But the retroactive label has stuck.

The concept and the exhibition became the most influential happening in the contemporary Russian art. Along with huge media coverage, it generated a series of related exhibitions, formation of groups of followers all over Russia and the former Soviet Union counties. 

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