Franco Fontana Italian Vintage Photographic Print, 1975

About the Item

Vintage chromogenic photographic print by Franco Fontana with original dedication on the back. Signed and dated by the author at the base Franco Fontana: (Modena, Italy - December 9, 1933) is an Italian photographer, photojournalist and writer. He began photographing in 1961. A frequent photographer at the "Fotoclub", his activity is mainly amateur, even though he carries out aesthetic research on various themes. Very important will be those dedicated to the abstract expression of color, carried out in a period in which abstract art in photography was to be found exclusively in black and white. In 1963 he exhibited at the Third International Biennial of Color in Vienna; the year after Popular Photography publishes, for the first time, a portfolio with text by Piero Racanicchi. He held his first solo exhibitions in 1965 in Turin (Subalpina photographic society) and in 1968 in Modena (Galleria della Sala di Cultura). The exhibition in his hometown marks a turning point in his research. Its complex activity and the international importance of its production can be summarized in some figures. Over 70 books have been dedicated to him, published by Italian, French, German, Swiss, Spanish, American and Japanese publishers; he has exhibited in public museums and private galleries around the world - over 400 personal and group exhibitions he has held so far. His works are preserved in over fifty museums around the world, including: International Museum of Photography, Rochester; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Kunsthaus Zurich; Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin; The Photographic Museum, Helsinki; Puskin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow; The University of Texas, Austin; Museum of Modern Art, Norman, Oklahoma; San Paolo Art Museum; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo; Beijing National Gallery; The Australian National Gallery, Melbourne; The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - and private. He has received important awards and prizes, in Italy and abroad. He has collaborated and collaborated with magazines and newspapers: Time-Life, Vogue USA, Vogue France, Il Venerdì di Repubblica, Sette, Panorama, Epoca, Class, Frankfurter Allgemeine, New York Times. Among the many advertising campaigns signed by him, those for: Fiat, Volkswagen, Ferrovie dello Stato, Snam, Sony, Volvo, Versace, Canon, Kodak, Robe di Kappa should be mentioned. He has held workshops and conferences abroad (Guggenheim Museum, New York; Institute of Technology, Tokyo; Brussels Academy; University of Toronto; Paris; Arles; Rockport; Barcelona; Taipei) and in many Italian cities (among many: Turin , Polytechnic, Rome) and collaborated with the Center Georges Pompidou, as well as with the Ministries of Culture of France and Japan. He was artistic director of the Toscana Foto Festival.

Creator:

Franco Fontana (Photographer)

Dimensions:

Height: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)Width: 11.62 in (29.5 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1970-1979