Sotheby's contemporary art sale reaches £94.7 million Jul 2, 2008
A solid red canvas slashed five times by Lucio Fontana in 1965 or '66 as part of his series titled "Concerto Spaziale, Attese" climbed to 1. 94 million, followed by Yves Klein's textured composition of sponges and pebbles pasted on a panel and painted a deep pink. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Bacon's Somber Self-Portraits Fetch $34.5 Million at Art Auction in London Jul 1, 2008
Bacon's piece was one of four trophy works -- the other three are by Lucian Freud, Jeff Koons and Lucio Fontana -- whose combined estimates represented half the auction's value. The Bacon was the only one that sold for much more than its top estimate. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Artful Borrowing Jun 13, 2008
The collector, who sold his Minnesota real estate company in 1998, has used art loans to build an impressive array of post-war pieces, including works by Lucio Fontana and Willem de Kooning. The terms vary. (Forbes -- Business)
In Fortuny's footsteps, Isabelle de Borchgrave's painted paper shoes May 31, 2008
There are currently over a dozen pieces on display by "guest artists," among them Mark Rothko, Lucio Fontana and Giuseppe Santomaso. But the main event is "A World of Paper: Isabelle de Borchgrave Meets Mariano Fortuny," a riotously colorful installation of over 80 pieces, including versions of Fortuny's classic, finely pleated "Delphos" dress, robes, accessories, shoes, boots, a stage set, an oriental tent, rugs, cushions, a lute and antique swords, spread over the palazzo's three floors, often... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Melotti has retrospective in New York May 10, 2008
His work has been linked to the cagelike Surrealist constructions of Alberto Giacometti, the early wire sculptures of Lucio Fontana, the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico and even the playful mobiles of Alexander Calder. Melotti's art has appeared sporadically in group shows of Italian sculpture, but he has never had a solo exhibition in New York. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
AUCTIONS: At Christie's Post-War and Contemporary sale, 3 world records, but danger looms Feb 9, 2008
Five lots down, an impressive jump was made by Lucio Fontana with a canvas uniformly painted a solid red in 1965, with a nuance - it is slashed lengthwise in the central area. Fontana, who died in 1968, gave this type of composition (if this is the mot juste) the generic name "Concetto Spaziale, Attesa" (Spatial Concept, Waiting). (International Herald Tribune)
What recession? Bacon sells for 26.3m Feb 7, 2008
9m and saw a record paid for a Bridget Riley work - Static 2 (1966) - as well as artist records for Lucio Fontana (6. 7m) and Gerhard Richter (7. (Guardian Unlimited)
Lucio Fontana's obsessions: Abstract doodling, blobs and slashes Aug 25, 2007
Lucio Fontana's obsessions: Abstract doodling, blobs and slashes - International Herald Tribune. Fontana at the Estorick Collection Lucio Fontana, "Spatial Concept" (1949) ... Lucio Fontana's obsessions: Abstract doodling, blobs and slashes. (International Herald Tribune)
Taoist bird with just sinuous line,two dots Jul 27, 2007
" If such an Oriental interpretation seems to be too vague, works by world-renowned masters Mark Rothko or Lucio Fontana may help. They also, coincidentally, go to the extreme of simplicity and even the void. Rothko's paintings are simply two or three blocks of colors, and Fontana's "painting" is simply a slashed canvas since he claimed there's nothing worth painting, so he slashed the canvas. Maybe the difference between the East and West is not that big, is it? (Source: Shanghai Daily) Editor:... (Xinhuanet, China)
Cabinets of curiosity Jun 30, 2007
His next book, 20th-Century Ceramics (Thames n), includes artists who made pottery in a much more casual, experimental way: Picasso, Mir;, Lucio Fontana - pottery as "happening", distorted, textured and altered in the making; pottery as performance art. The best potters are not necessarily the grave ones. (Guardian Unlimited)
Bacon, Freud Joined Top Artists in Sales That Made $883 Million Jun 26, 2007
Contemporary artists who set records included Kara Walker, Thomas Schutte, Christopher Wool, a favorite of hedge-fund managers, Piero Manzoni, Lucio Fontana and Yue Minjun. New highs also were reached for earlier artists such as Joan Miro, Natalia Goncharova and Auguste Rodin. (Bloomberg)
$22.8m: artist's sweet pill to swallow Jun 24, 2007
Records were set for 10 artists, including Lucio Fontana and Yue Minjun. Only 8. (The Age)
Luxury Empire Jun 12, 2007
Artistic touches include a Claude Lalanne table draped with a metallic gilded crocodile and a Lucio Fontana sculpture (which Ford is at pains to point out represents a vagina). Can Ford, with his witty, suggestive aura but essentially classical tastes, pull off this mission: to build a luxury brand for men only. (International Herald Tribune)
The A-Z of alternative breaks Feb 17, 2007
Stay at Art Hotel Boston, (Via Massena 70, 500 359, ), which has a modern in-house art collection including work by Lucio Fontana, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Doubles start at around 80. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
