This exhibition is the first major retrospective in the United States of works by Italian painter, sculptor, and installation artist Marisa Merz (born 1926), the sole female protagonist of the Arte Povera movement. Encompassing five decades of work - from her early experiments with nontraditional art materials and processes to mid-career installations that balance intimacy with impressive scale to the enigmatic portrait heads she created after 1975 - the exhibition at The Met Breuer explores Merz's prodigious talent and influence.

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