Artist Monograph

Alighiero Boetti, Italian

Alighiero Boetti is represented by 284 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as italian, with dated works spanning 1965–1993.

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Other Media 188 66.2%
Mixed Media 83 29.2%
Drawing 5 1.8%
Printmaking 3 1.1%
Textile 1 0.4%
Screenprint 1 0.4%

Technique range

Alighiero Boetti’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Other Media, with secondary engagement in Mixed Media, Drawing, Printmaking, Textile, Screenprint.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 284 works produced between 1965 and 1993 attributed to Alighiero Boetti, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 28 years, from 1965 to 1993.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Alighiero Boetti is catalogued under Italian nationality. See the full Italian artists hub.

Contemporaries among Italian artists

  1. 201
    Maurizio Cattelan
    works at MoMA
  2. 187
    Lauretta Vinciarelli
    works at MoMA
  3. 130
    Luigi Ghirri
    works at MoMA
  4. 111
    Giorgio de Chirico
    works at MoMA
  5. 93
    Felice Beato
    works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1940–1994 (54 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Alighiero Boetti are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 284 works attributed to Alighiero Boetti.

What medium did Alighiero Boetti primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Alighiero Boetti's most represented medium is Other Media.

What nationality is Alighiero Boetti?

Alighiero Boetti is catalogued as Italian in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Alighiero Boetti's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Alighiero Boetti span 1965 to 1993.