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Lucio Fontana — Portrait d'Antonin Artaud
Lucio Fontana

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,

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Evening & Day Editions

January 21, 2016

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Lucio Fontana, 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,
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Spatialism, 20th Century Modern, 20th Century, Male Artist, Pink And Metallic, Modernist, Experimental Art, Portrait Subject, Mixed Media, Avant-Garde, Italian Artist, Limited Edition Multiple, Experimental Format, Mixed Media Sculpture, Mid-Century Art, Book Art, Sculpture Book

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Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro