Alighiero Boetti was born in Turin in 1940. His entry into the group of Arte Povera artists in January 1967 was fundamental for his career, a movement to which he would make a fundamental contribution. In 1971, Afghanistan entered the artist’s life and work, becoming a place of his heart and a place to develop his work. He delegates the creation of some of the most iconic works of his production to the hands of Afghan embroiderers, including the “Maps”, the colored world maps that record political changes in the world.

The creation of his works is delegated with very specific rules to other subjects according to the principle of “necessity and chance”. Works such as the “biro”, the embroidered phrases and the “Tutto” are born. Alighiero Boetti exhibited in some of the exhibitions considered milestones of modern art such as “When attitudes become form” (1969), “Identité italienne” (1981) and “The Italian metamorphosis 1943-1968” (1994).

He participates several times in the Venice Biennale as well as in the Documenta in Kassel, among the most prestigious prizes in the world. Boetti’s works are in the collections of major Italian and international museums such as the Center Pompidou, the Stedelijk Museum, the MOCA in Los Angeles and the MoMA in New York. He passed away in Rome in 1994.