The prime mover of the Arte Povera movement was an Italian art historian named Germano Celant, who conceived Arte Povera in the service of an argument.

FORBES: Arte Povera? How An Ambitious Art Historian Simulated A Revolution

Mr. Witkovsky has chosen other artists from the Italian movement of Arte Povera not often mentioned in histories of photography.

WSJ: Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977 | Snapshot of a Movement | By Richard B. Woodward

The Venus of the Rags was a perfect icon for the burgeoning Italian movement called Arte Povera, which espoused vehement opposition to high culture.

FORBES: Arte Povera? How An Ambitious Art Historian Simulated A Revolution