Lucio Fontana and Japan

01.07.2026

“Long before the art world became globalized, Lucio Fontana had already forged a deep dialogue with Japan.”

We value art historians because we believe that it is History that gives Art its oxygen, restoring visibility and justice to movements, artists, galleries, and museums. That is why, for years, we have been committed to bringing greater clarity and order to the stories and historical contexts we work with.

Stefano Turina, a meticulous and highly respected art historian, has been working alongside us in the study of Japanese artists in Italy during the post-war period (artists such as Aiko Miyawaki, Katsumi Nakai, Key Hiraga, and the exhibitions Aiko Miyawaki, Sculpture 1965-1975; Italy-Japan, Japanese artists in Milan since 1960). We closely follow his research for universities, museums, and foundations.

In 2024, he took part in the International Study Conference Lucio Fontana. Origins and Imagination (5-6 dicembre 2024, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia). The conference proceedings are now available online. Among the contributions his essay, “A Quiet and Fervent Revolutionary: Lucio Fontana and Japan”, which offers new perspectives on the dialogue between Italy and Japan and on the international dimension of Lucio Fontana’s career.

You can download the conference proceedings free of charge from the website of the Lucio Fontana Foundation.

We highly recommend reading them!