Gilberto Zorio (Andorno Micca, 21 September 1944) is an Italian sculptor and one of the main
representatives of Arte Povera in Italy. His first exhibition was in 1963, at the Piccola Galleria d’arte
moderna in Turin. From 1967 he established himself as one of the leading representatives of Arte
Povera. His first solo exhibition was in 1969, in Paris at the Ileana Sonnabend Gallery. In 1973 he
exhibited his works at Gian Enzo Sperone Gallery.
That same year, he took part in the tenth Quadriennale in Rome. His other exhibitions were at the
Kunstmuseum in Lucerne in 1976, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam as well as at Christian Stein Gallery
in 1979. He took part to Venice Biennale 1978, 1980 and again in 1986 with a personal space for him. In
1992 he takes part at Dokumenta IX in Kassel (Germany) as well as at the exhibition Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum New York Collection.
He is the author of geometric sculptures, in particular star-shaped sculptures. In the 1980s he introduced
a research into light and energy into his works, using light sources and ongoing chemical reactions.
Numerous monographic exhibitions were organized over the following years.
