In Concetto Spaziale, Fontana punctures and scores the painted surface, turning the canvas from an image into an object. His signature cuts and gouges speak to a cosmic vision, opening the artwork to space, time, and the void beyond the picture plane.In this 1972 Concetto Spaziale, created shortly before his death, Fontana pierces the painted surface with a single deliberate hole, surrounded by etched and incised gestures in the oil paint. A rupture of tradition, an opening into infinite space. The canvas becomes a skin, wounded, expressive, and alive with possibility.

Fontana’s works are held in the world’s foremost institutions, including MoMA, Tate, Centre Pompidou, and the Museo del Novecento in Milan, reflecting his enduring influence on conceptual and minimalist art.

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