Carla Accardi

Carla Accardi
Born October 9, 1924 (1924-10-09) (age 87)
Trapani, Sicily
Nationality Italian
Field Painter
Training Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo

Carla Accardi (born October 9, 1924 in Trapani) is an Italian painter who contributed significantly to the acceptance of abstract art in Italy. In 1947, she co-founded the Forma 1 Marxist-inspired art movement[1] with Ugo Attardi, Pietro Consagra, Piero Dorazio, Mino Guerrini, Achille Perilli, Antonio Sanfilippo and Giulio Turcato. She first exhibited in the United States in 2001 at MoMA PS1.[2]

References

  1. ^ Roberta Smith (2005-02-18). "ART IN REVIEW; Carla Accardi". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00EFD6103AF93BA25751C0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  2. ^ http://ps1.org/exhibitions/view/17