the Arnold Bode Prize, Kassel; and the Praemium Imperiale for sculpture (2003). He was the subject of an atmospheric film, Mario Merz (2002), shot during the summer of 2002 in San Gimignano by the British artist Tacita Dean. The Fondazione Merz in Turin, Italy, regularly displays both the works of its namesake and sponsors exhibitions by living artists. Collections Centre for International Light Art (CILA), Unna, Germany Hallen für Neue Kunst Schaffhausen, Switzerland Contributions Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International Mario Merz - Signals Legacy The Fondazione Merz was founded in 2005 in Turin, Italy, by Mario Merz's daughter Beatrice. The Mario Merz Prize was launched in 2015. In 2022, the Fondazione Merz opened an outpost in Palermo. References Literature Christel Sauer: Mario Merz: Isola della Frutta, Raussmüller Collection, Basel 2009, Christel Sauer: Mario Merz: Architettura fondata dal tempo, architettura sfondata dal tempo, Raussmüller Collection, Basel 2009, Christel Sauer: Mario Merz: Le braccia lunghe della preistoria, Raussmüller Collection, Basel 2009, Christel Sauer: Mario Merz: Casa sospesa, Raussmüller Collection, Basel 2009, Meret Arnold: Mario Merz: My home's wind, Raussmüller Collection, Basel 2011, Christel Sauer: Mario Merz: Senza titolo, Raussmüller Collection, Basel 2011, External links The Guardian: Mario Merz, Italian artist who used 'poor' materials and was fascinated by the geometry of nature Mario Merz's exhibition at Fundació Antoni Tàpies 30/3/1993 - 6/6/1993 1925 births 2003 deaths Arte Povera Italian contemporary artists Italian conceptual artists Artists from Milan