The widely influential Italian art historian, critic, and curator Germano Celant, who coined the term Arte Povera to describe the radically economical art of Jannis Kounellis, Mario and Marisa Merz, and Giuseppe Penone, among others, has died at age 80 in Milan due to complications from the coronavirus.
His death on April 29, 2020,which was reported by various Italian news outlets, followed his hospitalization at San Raffaele hospital several weeks ago.
Full ArtNet obituary here: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/germano-celant-death-1847856/amp-page
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