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In 1967 a few months after the famous exhibition Arte poveraIm Spazio at the gallery La Bertesca in Genoa when the critic Germano Celant defined the first guidelines of arte povera Alighiero Boetti at the age of 27 had a solo show at the Turinbased gallery Christian Stein The first part the film explores the works assembled with iron wood and industrial materials Eternit camouflage fabric enamel paint then shifts to the reactions and relations with the works of the audience at the opening the artists Michelangelo Pistoletto Mario Ceroli and Giulio Paolini and the dealer Gian Enzo Sperone are recognisable The black and white images are accompanied by a saxophone improvisation by Carlo Actis Dato Tate Modern
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