
In Tate Modern
Artist and Society
Free- Artist
- Nelson Leirner 1932–2020
- Original title
- Homenagem a Fontana II
- Medium
- Cotton, steel and aluminium
- Dimensions
- Object: 1800 × 1240 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American Acquisitions Committee in honour of Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian 2009
- Reference
- T12976
Display caption
Homage to Fontana II is a playful tribute to Italian artist Lucio Fontana, who punctured or sliced canvases to create a new space beyond the surface of the painting. Leirner’s work replaces the cuts with zippers, revealing panels of differently coloured fabric. Originally, Leirner invited viewers to make their own reversible ‘cuts’ in the fabric by zipping and unzipping the panels. He planned to produce multiple versions of his Homage to Fontana works, to be sold at a very low cost.
Leirner first exhibited at the 7th São Paulo Biennial in 1963. In 1969, he was one of several artists who boycotted the 10th Biennial to protest against the repressive actions of Brazil’s military dictatorship.
Gallery label, March 2022
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