Lucio Fontana Fidia Edizioni d’Arte: Lucio Fontana

Lucio Fontana
Softcover Monograph | First Edition, 1991 | Fidia Edizioni d’Arte

Published in 1991 by Fidia Edizioni d’Arte, this softcover monograph offers a focused and visually rich overview of Lucio Fontana’s groundbreaking contributions to 20th-century art. Known for his slashed canvases (Concetti Spaziali) and for founding the Spatialism movement, Fontana challenged traditional notions of space, material, and form—leaving an indelible mark on postwar abstraction.

Curated by Luigi Cavadini with critical texts by Enrico Crispolti, the book includes insightful commentary alongside over 100 illustrations, including 48 color plates and numerous black-and-white images documenting Fontana’s sculptural and painterly experiments.

Features:

• Essays exploring Fontana’s conceptual evolution and material experimentation

• Over 100 illustrations, including 48 color plates

• Italian language (some editions may include multilingual captions)

Edition Notes:

• Softcover, perfect bound

• Published by Fidia Edizioni d’Arte, 1991

• 125 pages | Dimensions: approx. 8.5 x 10.75 inches

• ISBN: 9788872690031

• Out of print; collectible in both softcover and hardcover formats

This volume is a concise yet essential introduction to Fontana’s radical vision—ideal for students, scholars, and collectors seeking to understand the roots of conceptual and spatial art practices.