Lucio Fontana was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor, and theorist. He is known as the founder of Spatialism and exponent of abstract painting as the first known artist to slash his canvases – which symbolizes an utter rejection of all prerequisites of art.
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Works in Collection
26 works
Concetto Spaziale
Lucio Fontana
1951
Concetto Spaziale (Teatrino), plate 1, from the portfolio...
Lucio Fontana
1965-66
Concetto Spaziale (Teatrino), plate 2, from the portfolio...
Lucio Fontana
1965-66
Concetto Spaziale (Teatrino), plate 2, from the portfolio...
Lucio Fontana
1965-66
Concetto Spaziale (Teatrino), plate 4, from the portfolio...
Lucio Fontana
1965-66
Concetto Spaziale from Six Original Etchings (Sei Acquefo...
Lucio Fontana
1964
Concetto Spaziale from Six Original Etchings (Sei Acquefo...
Lucio Fontana
1964
Concetto Spaziale from Six Original Etchings (Sei Acquefo...
Lucio Fontana
1964
Concetto Spaziale from Six Original Etchings (Sei Acquefo...
Lucio Fontana
1964
Concetto Spaziale from Six Original Etchings (Sei Acquefo...
Lucio Fontana
1964
Concetto Spaziale from Six Original Etchings (Sei Acquefo...
Lucio Fontana
1964
Crucifixion
Lucio Fontana
1948
Double page plate (pages 42 and 43) from L'albero poeta
Lucio Fontana
1966
Expressdienst Nach Allen Erdteilen, Italia-Codulich-Lloyd...
Lucio Fontana
1935
L'albero poeta
Enrico Baj
1965–66, published 1966
Portrait of Antonin Artaud
Lucio Fontana
1968
Quattro oggetti di Lucio Fontana e due poesie di Salvator...
Lucio Fontana
1965–66
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Lucio Fontana
1935
Spatial Concept (Concetto Spaziale)
Lucio Fontana
1968
Spatial Concept (Concetto spaziale)
Lucio Fontana
1966
Spatial Concept (Concetto spaziale)
Lucio Fontana
1957
Spatial Concept: Expectation
Lucio Fontana
1960
Spatial Concept: Expectations
Lucio Fontana
1959
Studi Vari
Lucio Fontana
1958
Exhibitions
16 exhibitionsJun 28, 1949 – Sep 18, 1949
Twentieth Century Italian Art
45 artists · 2 curators
Aug 18, 1954 – Sep 06, 1954
The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design
68 artists · 1 curator
Dec 19, 1961 – Feb 25, 1962
Recent Acquisitions
88 artists
Jun 28, 1967 – Sep 24, 1967
The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
107 artists · 2 curators
May 23, 1970 – Aug 31, 1970
Popular Mechanics in Printmaking
25 artists · 1 curator
Mar 29, 1972
Permanent Collection
45 artists · 2 curators
May 10, 1974 – Aug 11, 1974
Printed, Cut, Folded, and Torn
32 artists · 1 curator
Feb 13, 1980 – Apr 01, 1980
Printed Art: A View of Two Decades
82 artists · 1 curator
May 17, 1984
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books
99 artists · 2 curators
May 17, 1984
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
59 artists · 2 curators
Dec 08, 1984 – May 20, 1985
Contemporary Drawings
38 artists · 1 curator
Oct 02, 1985 – Jan 07, 1986
Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 19101980
107 artists · 2 curators
Nov 25, 1985 – Apr 15, 1986
Large Drawings
28 artists · 1 curator
Nov 06, 1986 – Mar 31, 1987
Contemporary Works from the Collection
46 artists · 1 curator
Sep 29, 1988 – Jun 06, 1989
Contemporary Works from the Collection
4 artists · 1 curator
Nov 17, 1988 – Mar 26, 1989
Abstractions
77 artists · 1 curator