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Piero was born in Cosio d' Arroscia , Liguria, Italy.

In Alba, Piedmont, Italy, with Asger Jorn and Giuseppe Pinot Gallizio he founded the Laboratory of immaginiste experiences as part of the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus (IMIB).

He edited Eristica the magazine published by IMIB and September of 1956 he organised the First World-wide Conference of the Free Artists, with Jorn, Gallizio and Elena Verrone . He became Verrone's husband two years later. At the Cultural Union of Turin he helped put on a demonstartion unitary urbanism in December 1956.

In the summer of 1957 he took a holiday in his house in Cosio d' Arroscia. Here, with Michèle Bernstein , Guy Debord, Pinot Gallizio, Asger Jorn, Walter Olmo, Ralph Rumney and Elena Verrone the Situationist International was founded on July 28. Following a row with Debord, he left the organisation with Olmo and Verrone.

In 1962 he founded in Turin the CIRA (International Center for an Institute of Artistic Research) with the purpose to expand the proposals of the Alba Laboratory.

From 1968 he continued with his own artistic activity

From 1972 to 1996 Simondo worked at the University of TurinThe University of Turin Universita degli Studi di Torino UNITO) is the university of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy. It consists currently of 12 faculties. History It was founded as a studium in 1404. From 1427 to 1436 the seat of the where he organised experimental activities at the Institute of Pedagogy. He held the chair of Methodology and Didactics of the Audovisual Medium .

Publications by Simondo include:

• Ars vetus, ars modernorum, SEI, Turin 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua
• What were the experiences of the Alba Laboratory, Libreria Editrice Sileno, Opuscola, Genoa 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa
• The Laboratory as Situation, Tirrenia Stampatori, Turin 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train
• The colour of colours, La Nuova Italia, Florence 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo
• Jorn in Italy. The Years of the imaginiste Bauhaus, F.lli Pozzo editori, Turin 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t