Antony Gormley

LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, ITALY, 2022

Opening during the 59th Venice Biennale, Associazione Arte Continua in collaboration with B17, FAI - Fondo Ambient Italiano, Fondazione Lucio Fontana and GALLERIA CONTINUA present Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, an exhibition bringing together the two artists through a presentation of sculpture, graphic works and works on paper. The exhibition addresses the key themes of space, light and absence found in the work of both sculptors. On display is sculpture by both artists, alongside a selection of drawings made by Fontana between 1946 and 1968 and a series of drawings, workbooks and models that showcase many aspects of Gormley's research. Curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, one of the leading scholars of Fontana, the exhibition will be on display at the historic Negozio Olivetti in Venice, an architecturally renowned space centrally located at Piazza San Marco and designed by Carlo Scarpa.

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Antony Gormley, SMALL STEM MODEL, 2019, Graphite and waterproof glue, 12.5 x 7.8 x 11.60
CONTRACT VII MODEL, 2021, Nylon, 10.2 x 34.4 x 10.1cm
and CLAY MODEL 1, Clay, 14.5 x 8 x 10.5cm
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Lucio Fontana, Nudo, 1926, Chalk, 17.5 x 20.5 x 14cm
and Antony Gormley, RISE, 1983-84, Lead, fibreglass, plaster and air, 37 x 54 x 202.5cm
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Antony Gormley, RISE, 1983-84, Lead, fibreglass, plaster and air, 37 x 54 x 202.5cm
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Antony Gormley, MODEL MODEL II, 2022, 3mm Corten Vessel, 19.6 x 51.4 x 122.5 cm, Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Antony Gormley, CHROMOSPHERE XI, 2019, Carbon and casein on paper, 27.7 x 38cm
and Lucio Fontana, Ambiente Spaziale, 1948, Gouche on paper, 37.7 x 22.5cm
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO STUDIO

Installation view. Lucio Fontana / Antony Gormley, Negozio Olivetti, Venice, 2022.

INSTALLATION VIEW. LUCIO FONTANA / ANTONY GORMLEY, NEGOZIO OLIVETTI, VENICE, 2022.
Lucio Fontana, Scultura Astratta, 1934, Iron wire and clay, 34.7 x 17 x 4.5cm
Antony Gormley, HORIZON FIELD MODEL I, 2020, Mild Steel, 46 x 53 x 40 cm
and HORIZON FIELD MODEL II, 2020, Mild Steel and glue, 20 x 31 x 26 cm
Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO