Fontana, LucioItalian, 1899–1968Nude
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1978.281
In the catalog
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Fontana, Lucio
The whole life1966
Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale
For the Biennale Fontana designs the environment for his work himself — he has become increasingly interested in the staging of his work and in the idea of purity achieved in his last white canvases — and is awarded the Grand Prize for Painting.
1966
First solo show at an American museum
Fontana’s first solo exhibition at an American museum is held at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
1968
“Spatial Environment in White” at Documenta IV
At Documenta IV in Kassel Fontana positions a large plaster slash at the centre of a totally white labyrinth, including ceiling and floor — “Ambiente spaziale bianco”.
1968
Leaves Milan for Comabbio
Fontana leaves his home in Milan and goes to Comabbio (in the province of Varese), his family’s hometown, where he dies the same year.
1968
Present at the “Destruction Art” demonstration
Shortly before his death Fontana is present at the “Destruction Art, Destroy to Create” demonstration at the Finch College Museum in New York.
7 September 1968
Died
