Mimmo Rotella, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mimmo Rotella

Italian artist and poet (1918-2006)

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2006

Profession: poet, artist, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Domenico "Mimmo" Rotella (Catanzaro, 7 October 1918 – Milan, 8 January 2006) was an Italian artist considered an important figure in post-war European art.
Best known for his works of décollage and psychogeographics, made from torn advertising posters.
He was associated to the Ultra-Lettrists an offshoot of Lettrism and later was a member of the Nouveau Réalisme, founded in 1960 by the art critic Pierre Restany.