Stefano Arienti lives and works in Milan, Italy. In the tradition of Arte Povera, Arienti works with found images and printed materials.   He transforms his source material through a minimal gesture (like folding or puncturing) that he repeats systematically, almost obsessively. In doing so, he subverts the visual cliches of popular culture. Arienti has shown extensively in Italy and internationally, in both group and solo exhibitions. In 2005 the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin presented a major retrospective of Arienti’s work, and he has been featured in the Milano Europa 2000 Triennial, and the Third International Istanbul Biennial.