Roberto Malquori (Castelfiorentino, September 18, 1929 – January 2025) was an Italian artist and one of the leading figures of Gruppo 70 (Group 70), a movement founded in Florence in the Sixties that intertwined visual arts, poetry, and communication languages. Trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence (Florence Academy of Fine Arts), Malquori quickly developed a personal language, capable of merging aesthetic research and social criticism.

In the Sixties, he experimented with an innovative technique of décollage and image transfer, using solvents and printing inks to lift figures from newspapers, advertisements, and magazines, reassembling them into new visual narratives. His works, often ironic and full of references to popular culture, reflect on the mechanisms of mass communication and the power of the image in contemporary society. In 1965, he joined the Scandinavian Situationist Bauhaus, sharing the idea of an art that transcended the boundaries between work and life, actively involving the spectator. A recurring theme in his production is the female figure, an icon of beauty, advertising, and social change. This thread was central to the exhibition Femminile plurale – Opere dagli anni Sessanta ad oggi (Feminine Plural – Works from the Sixties to Today) (2017), which highlighted his ability to capture the evolution of the collective imagination. Throughout his career, Malquori exhibited in Italy and abroad, also participating in the Alternativ Documenta in Kassel in 1972.

His works have been included in numerous exhibitions dedicated to Pop Art and Gruppo 70, confirming him as a prominent figure in the landscape of Italian contemporary art. His art remains a lively reflection on the relationship between reality, image, and perception, and his works – still sought after by collectors and enthusiasts today – testify to the innovative strength of an artist capable of anticipating many of the visual dynamics of our time.