Mimmo Rotella was one of the most important Italian artists of the post-war avant-garde and a central figure in Nouveau Réalisme. He became best known for his décollages, for which he removed posters from the streets of Rome, mounted them on canvas and tore them further. Advertising, film stars and the urban streetscape thus became part of his art.
From the 1960s onwards Rotella continued to experiment with photography, printing techniques and typography, including in his Mec-Art and Artypo works. He participated in the Venice Biennale and his work is held in collections including Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Guggenheim Museum.
