Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arte povera

/ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: arte povera
IPA: /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A radical Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, making use of worthless or common materials such as earth or newspaper, in the hope of subverting the commercialization of art.

Example Sentences

"One mysterious collector wearing a black porkpie hat enthusiastically bid on many of the best Arte Povera works and ended up buying several by Boetti."
"Arte Povera, the politicized avant-garde art movement that blossomed in Italy in the late ’60s, is having a moment."
"Energetic and urbane[…] Mr. Celant championed this generation of artists throughout his 50-year career, presenting large exhibitions of Arte Povera at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and at P.S. 1 in New York City."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arte povera (literally “poor art”). The term was coined by Italian art critic and curator Germano Celant and introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: arte povera

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/
British English: /ˌɑːteɪ ˈpɒvəɹə/

Questions

How do you pronounce arte povera?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/.
What does arte povera mean?: A radical Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, making use of worthless or common materials such as earth or newspaper, in the hope of subverting the commercialization of art.
Where does arte povera come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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