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Lucio Fontana Biography
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1899 |
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Born: Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentina
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1914 - 1915 |
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Studied at the School of Architecture at the Technical Institute Carlo Cattaneo, Milan, Italy
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1928 - 1930 |
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Studied at the Academia di Bella Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy
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1934 |
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Joined the Paris group of artists 'Abstraction-Création', and set up their Milan section
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1942 |
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First Prize of Sculpture at the XXXII National Salon of Fine Arts
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1946 |
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Founded the Academia de Altamira, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1968 |
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Died: Comabbio, Italy
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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"Lucio Fontana, Scultore," Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy (solo)
“Lucio Fontana: Paintings, Sculptures, Works on Paper,” Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, UK (solo)
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2007
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"Via Crucis - Lucio Fontana", Museo de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand - MASP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
“Lucio Fontana Sculptor,” Castello di San Giorgio, Torino, Italy (solo)
"Living, Looking, Making: Sculpture by Giacometti, Fontana, Twombly, Serra," Gagosian Gallery, London, UK
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2006
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"Lucio Fontana," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY (solo)
“Lucio Fontana: Venice/New York”, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy (solo)
“Lucio Fontana: Alle Radici Dello Spazialismo,” Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo, New York, NY (solo)
“Lucio Fontana: Alle Radici Dello Spazialismo,” Italian Cultural Institute, New York, NY (solo)
“Lucio Fontana,” Harry Ruhe / Galerie A, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2005
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Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2004
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"Lucio Fontana," Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf, Switzerland (solo)
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2002
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De Pury & Luxembourg, Zurich, Switzerland
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2000
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"Lucio Fontana", Sperone Westwater, New York, NY (solo)
"Lucio Fontana," 11 Duke Street Limited, London, UK (solo)
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1999 - 2000
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"Lucio Fontana", Hayward Gallery, London, UK
"Minimalia: An Italian Version in 20th Century Art", P.S. 1, New York, NY
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1999
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"Lucio Fontana,'Stasera inauguro la mia mostra da Palazzoli'," Galleria Blu, Milan, Italy
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1998 - 1999
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"Gold: Gothic Masters and Lucio Fontana," Compagnia Di Belle Arti (& other locations) Milan, Italy
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1998 - 1998p
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"Lucio Fontana", Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy (solo)
"Lucio Fontana. Entre Materia y Espacio", La Fundación 'la Caixa' in collaboration with the Museo National Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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1996 - 1997
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"Lucio Fontana: Retrospektive", Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany; Museum Moderner Kunst Stifung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria (solo)
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1987
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"Lucio Fontana", Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Fondation Caixa de Pensions in Barcelona, Spain
Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
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1977
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"Lucio Fontana Retrospective," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY (solo)
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1966
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"Retrospective", Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1959
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V. Bienal Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1930
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1930
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Galleria del Milione, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1926
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Nexus, Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentina
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Selected Public Collections:
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Museum of Modern Art, New York , NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Calderara Foundation Collection, Milan, Italy
Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
GAM - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain
Reina Sofía National Museum, Madrid, Spain
Tate Gallery, London, UK
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| Literature |
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2004
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Lucio Fontana. Burgdorf, Switzerland: Museum Franz Gertsch (catalogue)
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2000
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Tuttle, Richard. Lucio Fontana. New York: Sperone Westwate, 2000 (catalogue)
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1999
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Enrico Crispolti (ed.). Fontana. Milan, Italy: Edizioni Charta, 1999 (catalogue)
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1998
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Lucio Fontana. Entre Materia y Espacio. Madrid, Spain: La Fundación 'la Caixa' ; Museo National Cantro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1998 (catalogue)
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1997
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Lucio Fontana. Retrospektive. Ludwig, Vienna: Museum Moderner Kunst Stifung , 1997 (catalogue)
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| Links to further information |
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