BOOK: Lucio Fontana, two books by Electra Publisher

Two books will be available from November 18 by Electra Publisher,  “Lucio Fontana. Mecenate Collezionista Militante” (Lucio Fontana. Patron, Collector, Militant) by Gaspare Luigi Marcone, and “Lucio Fontana in Argentina. Dagli esordi al Manifiesto Blanco” (Lucio Fontana in Argentina. From the early years to the Manifiesto Blanco) by Daniela Alejandra Sbaraglia. This synergy has given rise to a special series of publications, curated by the Artistic Committee of the Foundation (Silvia Ardemagni, Luca Massimo Barbero, Maria Villa) aimed at promoting new studies and lesser-known aspects of the artist’s many-sided career.

By Dimitris Lempesis

Gaspare Luigi Marcone begins his research by examining the extraordinary and almost unknown group of artworks by other artists collected by Fontana, now part of the Foundation’s heritage and recently catalogued in greater detail. Through this meticulous analysis, Fontana emerges not only as a collector in the traditional sense but also as a patron and militant whose mythos, built over the years, is here given tangible form for the first time—offering a valuable missing piece in the vast body of Fontana bibliography.

Daniela Alejandra Sbaraglia, for her part, draws on years of in-depth research—further enriched by recent Foundation initiatives—to offer readers a tool rich in documentation and previously unknown works. Her volume is essential for reassessing Fontana’s Argentine period and understanding the cultural context in which his work evolved.

Thanks to this perspective, it is finally possible to view Fontana’s entire artistic journey as a coherent whole—one that, on the far side of the world, gave birth to his most radical and avant-garde impulses. Different yet complementary, both volumes contribute to the goal the Foundation set for this editorial project with Electa: to emphasize the vitality and contemporary relevance of Lucio Fontana by creating a platform for new in-depth studies, carefully aligned with the Foundation’s broader mission.