The Italian artist Lucio Fontana was a pioneer of abstract art in Italy from 1925. During the Second World War in Argentina he wrote his Manifesto Bianco (White Manifesto) about 'spazialismo' (spatialism). He achieved this through slicing or boring through his monochrome painted canvases. Fontana is best known for these so-called ‘spatial conceptions’ (concetto spaziale). This work was added to the collection relatively late, in 1968. The curator of modern art at the time, Renilde Hammacher, believed that it filled a gap in the collection. She saw Fontana as a bridge to a younger generation of artists working with ‘cool’ abstraction.
Specifications
| Title | Concetto spaziale |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 125,9 cm Width 166,1 cm Depth 3,2 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Lucio Fontana
|
| Accession number | 2742 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1968 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1968 |
| Creation date | in 1954 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Een prikkelcollectie (2000) Lievelingen (2024) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
