New Thinking About Lucio Fontana’s Ceramics
Edmund de Waal will deliver the keynote speech at this event examining the unique and complex role of ceramics in the life, work, and legacy of Fontana. The event brings together scholars contributing to new interpretations of Fontana’s ceramic work.
Participants: Raffaele Bedarida, Researcher at the Sapienza University of Rome; Luca Bochicchio, Researcher at the University of Verona and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Museo Ceramica Savona; Elena Dellapiana, Professor of Architecture and Design at Politecnico di Torino; Paolo Scrivano, Associate Professor of Architectural History at Politecnico di Milano; and Yasuko Tsuchikane, Associate Professor at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York.
Moderator: Sharon Hecker, art historian, curator of the event and of the exhibition Manu-Facture: The Ceramics of Lucio Fontana, on view at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection through March 2, 2026.