A dynamic and far-reaching dialogue with one ofEurope’s most influential contemporary artists about his vision of unifying artand everyday life. In 2013, at the age of eighty, Michelangelo Pistoletto wasthe subject of a six-month exhibition at the Louvre in Paris. Here, in aninsightful, passionate, and humorous dialogue with his interviewer, AlainElkann, he reflects on his legacy. Illustrated with more than two hundredphotographs of his life and work, The Voice of Pistoletto demystifies the storyof the growth of an artist, candidly discussing his inspirations; hisrelationships with gallerists, critics, and curators of great renown; and thecomparisons and critiques of his fellow contemporary masters, from Magritte toPicasso, Koons to Cattelan, Giacometti to Bacon. The result is a conversationalcollage that illuminates Pistoletto’s own creative life and gives readers aprivileged view of the history of contemporary art in general.