biografia di Lucio FONTANA (1899-1968)

Personal data


Birth : 02/19/1899 - Rosario, Argentina
Death : 09/07/1968 - Comabbio Lombardy, Italy
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Argentina - Italy

Education

1928 : Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera – Palazzo di Brera Via Brera 28 – Milan MI, Italy

Professional data


Work and Life

1947:Moved back to Milan, Italy.
1940:Fontana moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1926:Participated in the first exhibition of Nexus, a group of young Argentinean artists working in Rosario, Argentina.
1922 – 1928:Moved back to Argentina.
1905 – 1922:Lived in Milan, Italy.

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Mixed media - Oil/canvas
Print-Multiple : Aquatint - Lithograph - Serigraph
Sculpture-Volume : Metal
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache - Ink

Works

La fine di dio
Date of creation : 1963
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 178 x 123 cm
 
Spatial Concept, Expectations
Date of creation : 1959
Medium : Oil/canvas
 
Concetto spaziale
Date of creation : 1949
Medium : Sculpture
Size : 60 x 64 x 60 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

De Pury & Luxembourg – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
10/10/2002 – 12/05/2002

2001

Centro Cultural Banco Do Brasil – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2001 – 02/2002

1999

Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1999

1996

Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Palais Liechtenstein – Vienna, Austria
09/25/1996 – 01/06/1997

1987

MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
10/15/1987 – 01/11/1988

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Marianne Boesky Gallery – 2nd floor 535 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States

ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Galerie Pascal Retelet – 838 route de La Colle – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Darga & Lansberg Galerie – 36 Rue de Seine – Paris, France

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Studio d’Arte Contemporanea Dabbeni – Corso Pestalozzi 1 – Lugano TI, Switzerland

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie Di Meo – 9 rue des Beaux Arts – Paris, France

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Studio La Città – Via Dietro Filippini 2 – Verona VR, Italy

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Bernard Cats – 15 rue Ernest Allard – Brussels, Belgium

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Bernard Cats – 15 rue Ernest Allard – Brussels, Belgium

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – 5 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France

ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Jörg Hasenbach – Wolstraat 25-29 – Antwerp, Belgium

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Crane Kalman Gallery – 178 Brompton Road – London, United Kingdom

FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galleria dello Scudo – Galleria dello Scudo Via Scudo di Francia 2 – Verona VR, Italy

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Studio Casoli – Corso Monforte 23 – Milan MI, Italy

KunstRAI
Amsterdam, Netherlands
05/15/2002 – 05/20/2002
Represented by : Willem Baars Art Consulting – Henri Polaklaan 12 A – Amsterdam, Netherlands

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Plusgalleries – Wolstraat 23 – Antwerp, Belgium

1er ArtSud Salon International d’Art Contemporain du Sud
Palais des Congrès – Paris, France
04/18/2002 – 04/21/2002
Represented by : Galleria Oprandi – Via Pignolo 21 – Bergamo BG, Italy

The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Sprovieri – 27 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom

Art Miami, n°12
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/04/2002 – 01/08/2002
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Studio Casoli – Corso Monforte 23 – Milan MI, Italy

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Nuova Gissi – Piazza Solferino 2 – Turin TO, Italy

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Helly Nahmad Gallery – 2 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Hans Mayer – Grabbeplatz 2 – Düsseldorf, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Studio Casoli – Corso Monforte 23 – Milan MI, Italy

KunstRAI, n° 17
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/05/2001 – 06/10/2001
Represented by : Willem Baars Art Consulting – Henri Polaklaan 12 A – Amsterdam, Netherlands

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galleria Fabjbasaglia – Via Soardi 19 – Rimini RN, Italy

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Binz & Krämer – Elsasstrasse 9 – Cologne, Germany

Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : De Crescenzo & Viesti – Via del Corso 42 – Rome, Italy

Art Miami, n° 11
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/22/2001
Represented by : Galleria Dante Vecchiato – Piazetta S. Nicolo 1 – Padua PD, Italy

Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Leonard Hutton Galleries – 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States

2000

FIAC, n°27
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/25/2000 – 10/30/2000
Represented by : Tornabuoni Arte – Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini 13 – Venice VE, Italy

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Nuova Gissi – Piazza Solferino 2 – Turin TO, Italy

KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Kreishausgalerie – CAIP – - St Apern Strasse 17-21 – Cologne, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Galerie Angelo Falzone – Bassermannstr.27 – Mannheim, Germany

International Artexpo New York
Jacob K Javits Convention Center – New York NY, United States
03/09/2000 – 03/13/2000
Represented by : La Spirale – Via Marradi 1 – Milan MI, Italy

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : De Crescenzo & Viesti – Via del Corso 42 – Rome, Italy

Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Galleria Dante Vecchiato – Piazetta S. Nicolo 1 – Padua PD, Italy

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Studio La Città – Via Dietro Filippini 2 – Verona VR, Italy


Group exhibitions

2003

Catastrofi Minime
MAN Museo d’Arte Provincia di Nuoro – Nuoro, Italy
12/05/2003 – 02/29/2004

Sept Lieux – Sept Matières
Hôtel du Département, Centre d’Art Présence Van Gogh, Château de l’Empéri, Galerie du Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Musée de l’Arles Antique – Marseille, France
10/17/2003 – 01/15/2004

Options Sculpture
Carré d’Art – Musée d’art contemporain – Nîmes, France
05/06/2003 – 08/31/2003

Un Bel Eté 3
Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’Art Contemporain – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
03/29/2003 – 06/22/2003

2002

L’Art Mol et Raide…
MAC Musée d’Art Contemporain – Lyon, France
10/18/2002 – 08/01/2003

Iconoclash: Beyond the Image Wars in Sciences, Religion and Art
ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe – Karlsruhe, Germany
05/04/2002 – 08/04/2002

Nus
Galerie Beckel Odille Boïcos – Paris, France
04/04/2002 – 06/01/2002

2001

Green on Greene
Gallery Sperone Westwater – New York NY, United States
11/01/2001 – 12/15/2001

2000

Against Nature: Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni
Gallery Sperone Westwater – New York NY, United States
09/14/2000 – 10/28/2000

Cosmologies
Gallery Sperone Westwater – New York NY, United States
05/04/2000 – 08/30/2000

1998

La Collection du Centre Georges Pompidou, un choix au Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris – Paris, France
06/16/1998 – 09/19/1999

1997

Blanc(s)
Ecole des Beaux-Arts – Quimper, France
1997

Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1997

1995

Féminin-Masculin : le sexe de l’art
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
1995

Campo – 46° Biennale di Venezia
Ca’Giustinian San Marco 1316 – Venice VE, Italy
06/11/1995 – 10/15/1995

1992

Un Regard sur L’Art Italien Collection Stein
IAC Institut d’art contemporain – Villeurbanne, France
06/24/1992 – 10/31/1992

1959

Documenta II – Kunst nach 1945
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Schloss Bellevue – Kassel, Germany
07/11/1959 – 10/11/1959

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2002

Arte y Parte n° 36
Santander, Spain
12/2001-01/2002

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