Lucio Fontana Retrospective Opens at Musée Soulages in Rodez
The Musée Soulages in Rodez, France, is currently presenting a major exhibition focused on the influential artist Lucio Fontana, running until November 2024. This showcase marks the largest collection of Fontana's works in the country in ten years, featuring art spanning from the 1930s to the late 1960s. Notable pieces have been sourced from prestigious institutions such as the Centre Pompidou and Fondazione Fontana. Curator Paolo Campiglio has organized a diverse display that includes early sketches, ceramics, and Fontana's acclaimed Spatial Concepts, alongside a full-scale replication of his neon piece from the 1951 IX Triennale di Milano.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs through November 2024 at Musée Soulages in Rodez, France.
- First major Fontana retrospective in France in ten years.
- Works on loan from Centre Pompidou, Fondazione Fontana, Tornabuoni Gallery, GAM Torino, and Museo del Territorio di Biella.
- Covers nearly 40 years of Fontana's career (1930s–1960s).
- Includes full-scale reconstruction of Fontana's neon from the 1951 IX Triennale di Milano.
- Curated by Paolo Campiglio.
- Musée Soulages designed by RCR Arquitectes (Pritzker 2017) and Passelac & Roques, opened in 2014.
- Museum holds nearly 500 works donated by Pierre Soulages and his wife Colette.
Entities
Artists
- Lucio Fontana
- Carla Lonzi
- Pierre Soulages
- Paolo Campiglio
- Lisetta Carmi
- Anish Kapoor
- Benoît Decron
- Colette Soulages
Institutions
- Musée Soulages
- Centre Pompidou
- Fondazione Fontana
- Tornabuoni Gallery
- GAM Torino
- Museo del Territorio di Biella
- Galleria del Deposito di Genova
- RCR Arquitectes
- Passelac & Roques
- Gypsotheca di Possagno
- Conques Abbey
Locations
- Rodez
- France
- Occitania
- Rosario
- Comabbio
- Albisola
- Sévres
- New York
- Genoa
- Milan
- Possagno
- Conques