Lucio Fontana Ceramics Exhibition Extended at Karsten Greve Paris

An exhibition of Lucio Fontana's ceramics at Galerie Karsten Greve in Paris has been extended until September 5, 2026. The show features works from 1936 to 1961, drawn from Karsten Greve's personal collection, some of which were recently loaned to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice for a 2025-26 exhibition on Fontana's ceramics. Included are colorful crucifixes, crocodile variations, the monumental Torso italico (1938), and Natura (1959-60), inspired by early lunar crater images. Fontana, who once said he chose ceramics over suicide, developed his passion working alongside his father, a sculptor of funerary monuments. The exhibition highlights ceramics' long obscurity relative to his Tagli and his growing interest in Spatialism. A short film addresses Fontana's WWII experiences and his religious works for Milan's San Fedele church during post-war reconstruction.