Alberto Burri (1915–1995) was an Italian artist who created paintings using unconventional media such as sackcloth, polyethylene, plastic, metal and plywood.

During his half-century career he developed ten major series which combined common materials with unorthodox techniques: the artist burned plastic or plywood, sewed pieces of sackcloth together or carved reliefs on monochrome canvases. These works shaped the further course of Arte Povera, producing a great impact on the post-war art stage. Burri’s artwork joined the collections of the world’s largest museums, among them Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Albertina. This exhibition features more than 30 works produced by Alberto Burri in different years, from the collection of Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Italy.