In-depth documentation on the ceramics of Lucio Fontana, a mature and multifaceted expression of the multifaceted career of the artist Lucio Fontana, one of the most influential and innovative post-war artists from the 1930s until his death, creates radical ceramics, which embrace a wide range of subjects and techniques, from female figures to animals, harlequins, warriors and even abstract shapes, as well as decorations for homes and interiors in collaboration with ceramists, designers and architects.

Some ceramics emphasize the natural rawness of terracotta, while others are embellished with a range of vibrant glazes, in brilliant colours. This catalogue accompanies the first major museum exhibition dedicated exclusively to the artist’s ceramic production, which will include around 70 examples of works held in international museums and prestigious private collections. The different processes and techniques of making ceramics will be investigated, together with the varied, sometimes complex, relationships that Fontana proposes between sculpture and painting, art and craftsmanship, sculpture and design, ceramics and architecture, decorative objects and conceptual sculptures, ceramics and photography, of great international importance.