Manu-Facture: Lucio Fontana's Ceramics

Fontana's late-career work in ceramics receives a sumptuous retrospective

In the latter half of his life, Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) shifted his artistic focus from painting to ceramics. These works encompass a wide range of subjects and functions: from female figures to animals, harlequins, warriors and abstract forms; and different decorative objects made in collaboration with potters, designers and architects. Some of his ceramics emphasize the natural effect of unglazed terracotta, while ...