Known as the founder of Spatialism, the artist Lucio Fontana (1899–1968) was forever seeking “the new.” Fontana published his landmark “Manifesto Blanco” in 1946, laying the foundation for the integration of art and science. “I do not want to make a painting,” he said. “I want to open up space … create a new dimension, tie in the cosmos as it endlessly expands beyond the confining plane of the picture.” And he did. Fontana dismantled traditional norms with his signature slashed canvases, which brought mysteries of entrance and escape to the flat surface. As his career continued, the cuts became more precise and formal, redefining the relationship between art and space. A new exhibition chronicles Fontana’s canvas-cutting practice, showcasing Spatialism as a means of infinite possibility. —Maggie Turner