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Copyright Fondazione Lucio Fontana | | | Fontana, Lucio (1899 - 1968) Italy
Concetto Spaziale, 1958
Oil on fiber (Masonite); 68 x 86.5 cm Spatialism
UID 102-201
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Biography
Italian painter, sculptor and theorist, Fontana was born in Argentina but moved to Milan with his family in 1905. In 1922, returned to Buenos Aires where he set up his own studio for sculpture in 1924. Between 1928 and 1930, he studied at the Accademia di Brera. Some years later, he cut his links with the Novecento group and, in 1934, joined Abstraction-Création. He then began taking part in exhibitions held by the Corrente group. In 1937, he moved towards the neo-expressionist currents that were appearing in Italian cities in reaction to the Novecento group. During the Second World War, Fontana returned to Argentina where he founded the Altamira Academy with the artists Jorge Romero Brest and Jorge Larco. At the end of the 40s, beginning of the 50s, he finally opted for abstraction, with his monochromatic canvases which were ripped and perforated. He returned to Italy in 1948 and one of his last works was a series of Teatrini (small theatres). He was awarded first prize for painting at the 1966 Venice Biennale and had his first major retrospective at the Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis.
Exhibitions
Lucio Fontana Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Torcuato di Tella, Argentina 01-01-1966 ~ 31-12-1966
The Spatial Concept of Art University of Texas Art Museum, USA 01-01-1966 ~ 31-12-1966
Lucio Fontana Panicali Gallery, USA 01-01-1988 ~ 30-12-1988
Lucio Fontana Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Italy 01-01-1970 ~ 31-12-1970
Lucio Fontana: El espacio como exploration Palácio Velazques, Spain 01-01-1982 ~ 31-12-1982
Castellani, Manzoni e Fontana Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Italy 01-01-1984 ~ 30-12-1984
Lucio Fontana Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France 01-01-1970 ~ 31-12-1970
Lucio Fontana Galerie Neuendorf, Germany 01-01-1987 ~ 31-12-1988
Here and Now: On Minimal Art in The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 18-10-2003 ~ 22-02-2004
Arte Povera in The Berardo Collection Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal 15-10-2005 ~ 31-12-2005
A Look at The Berardo Collection Museu de José Malhoa, Portugal 23-07-2001 ~ 26-10-2001
Uma Escolha numa Colecção Particular Galeria Valentim de Carvalho, Portugal 08-07-1993 ~ 28-07-1993
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Face - a - Face Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 02-10-2001 ~ 30-04-2001
Territórios Singulares na Colecção Berardo Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 22-10-2002 ~ 28-02-2003
A Look at The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 18-06-2000 ~ 30-09-2000
Durante o Fim - Rui Chafes Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 15-10-2000 ~ 14-01-2001
Berardo Museum Opening Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 09-09-2007
Arriscar o Real Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 08-06-2009 ~ 30-09-2009
Paradise Motel Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 13-11-2010 ~ 26-12-2011
Bibliography
Here and Now: On Minimal Art in The Berardo Collection, 2003 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 972990300X
Azimuth e Azimut, 1959: Castellani, Manzoni e ..., 1984 Published by Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
Fontana Catalogo Generale, vol. II, 1986
Fontana Catalogue Raisonné, vol II, Brussels, 1974
Lucio Fontana, 1966 Published by Centro de Artes Visuales del Instituto Torcuato di Tella
Lucio Fontana, 1988 Published by Panicali Gallery
Lucio Fontana, 1987 Published by Galerie Neuendorf
Lucio Fontana, 1970 Published by Musée d' Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Lucio Fontana, 1970 Published by Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna
Lucio Fontana: El espacio como exploración, 1982 Published by Palacio de Velasques
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Including Property from Charlotte Moorman Estate, London, Thursday, 24th June 1993, lot 48, 1993 Published by Sotheby´s
Territórios Singulares na Colecção Berardo, 2002 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 972974288X
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
The Spatial Concept of Art, 1966
A Look at The Berardo Collection, 2000 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729742839
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