What is Jannis Kounellis?
[[File:JannisKounellis.jpg|thumb|Kounellis in August 2004]] '''Jannis Kounellis''' ({{Lang-el|Γιάννης Κουνέλλης}}; 24 March 1937 &ndash; 16 February 2017) was a [[Greeks|Greek]]-[[Italians|Italian]] [[contemporary art]]ist. He was a [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. He moved to [[Rome]] in 1956. He was best known for his work during the [[Arte Povera]] movement in the 1960s. He had [[art exhibition]]s in cities including Rome, [[London]], [[New York City]], [[Athens]], [[Herning]] and [[Berlin]]. He was born in [[Piraeus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cheimread.com/artists/jannis-kounellis|title=Jannis Kounellis|work=Cheim Read|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> Kounellis died on 16 February 2017 in Rome, at the age of 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theartnewspaper.com/news/arte-povera-artist-jannis-kounellis-has-died-aged-80/|title=Arte Povera artist Jannis Kounellis has died, aged 80|work=Art Newspaper|first=Helen|last=Stoilas|date=17 February 2017|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[List of Italian painters]] ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kounellis, Jannis}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Greek people]] [[Category:Italian sculptors]] [[Category:Italian painters]] {{Bio-stub}}