Italian painter Tino Stefanoni dies at 80
Tino Stefanoni, an Italian painter associated with metaphysical and conceptual art, died in Lecco at age 80. Born in 1937, he focused on everyday objects presented with stark simplicity, akin to visual alphabets or instruction manuals. His career included solo exhibitions and collaborations with Galleria Pio Monti in Rome. He participated in the Imago Mundi show at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. His last work, a cover for La Lettura (Il Corriere della Sera), was published on December 3, the day after his death, as recounted by Gianluigi Colin. Tributes came from Castello di Rivara, Galleria Melesi, and artist Demetrio Pararoni.
Key facts
- Tino Stefanoni died in Lecco at age 80.
- He was born in 1937.
- His work focused on everyday objects presented with stark simplicity.
- He collaborated with Galleria Pio Monti in Rome.
- He participated in Imago Mundi at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
- His last work was a cover for La Lettura published on December 3, 2017.
- The cover was created a month before his death.
- Gianluigi Colin wrote about the cover in Il Corriere della Sera.
Entities
Artists
- Tino Stefanoni
- Gianluigi Colin
- Demetrio Pararoni
Institutions
- Galleria Pio Monti
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Castello di Rivara
- Galleria Melesi
- Il Corriere della Sera
- La Lettura
- Artribune
- Palazzo del Governo di Sondrio
- Galleria Gruppo Credito Valtellinese
Locations
- Lecco
- Italy
- Rome
- Milan
- Sondrio
- Rivara