About

Born in the historic town of Modena in 1933, Fontana has left his mark in the history of photography by dedicating his entire career to colour, at a time when this was a much frowned upon medium. Snubbed by both photographers and institutions, colour was in fact considered the domain of advertising and family souvenirs, belonging either to a purely commercial or an amateur world; something from which any serious artistic production should distance itself. Fontana embraced his radical choice in the late 1950s, never even considering shooting black and white.

During his seven decades-long …