
Portrait d'Antonin Artaud
This extraordinary book-sculpture by Lucio Fontana encases a collection of die-cut plates in copper, steel, and Plexiglas within a sculptural wooden and pink enamel housing, transforming the traditional concept of a book into a three-dimensional objet d'art. The work pays homage to the visionary theater theorist and poet Antonin Artaud, with Fontana's characteristic exploration of space and materiality serving as a fitting tribute to Artaud's own boundary-defying artistic philosophy. Completed with an artist's book authored by Otto Hahn and featuring a cover illustration by Fontana himself, the piece bridges literature, sculpture, and fine art into a singular, unified creation.
- Medium
- The complete multiple comprised of a 'book-sculpture' of wood and enamel in pink, containing one copper die-cut plate, one steel die-cut plate, two Plexiglas die-cut plates, and one artist's book by Otto Hahn, with cover illustration by Lucio Fontana,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
January 21, 2016
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