c 1965 - c 1979
Italy
Coined by the Italian critic Germano Celant in 1967, the term Arte Povera, which means "Poor Art," usually refers to three-dimensional art created from everyday materials. The movement--at its height in the 1960s through the 1970s--was comprised of Italian artists who emphasised a performative or theatrical practice by focusing on human interaction with a cultural context and within the environment.
