Jannis Kounellis, a leading figure of the Arte Povera Movement, has died at the age of 80.

Kounellis was a long time collaborator with ART for The World, who produced two major one-man shows of his works:

Jannis Kounellis, Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice during the 2003 Venice Biennale

and

Sante Fe by Jannis Kounellis, 1st Edizione d'arte del Lago Maggiore, 2005

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In addition, Kounellis' works featured in many ART for The World group shows, including:

Donna Donne at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 2005/2006

FOOD, 2012 under the patronage of Expo 2015 at Musee Ariana, Geneva and

FOOD, 2014/2015 at MuCEM, Marseilles.

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