Since Tachen's founding in Germany in 1980, the goal has always been to make the greatest books in the world. Whether through their incredibly popular and affordable "Basic Art" series or their "SUMO" collection that can retail for up to ten grand, their pursuit of greatness has made them a staple on the coffee tables and bookshelves of discerning aesthetes and art enthusiasts worldwide.

Italian artist Lucio Fontana literally tore the art establishment apart. Trained as a sculptor, he combined form and color in radical spatial gestures, most famously his slashed canvases of the 1950s and ’60s. Regarded as the father of midcentury Spatialism, his provocative practice channeled postwar innovation in a pioneering synthesis of art, technology, and science.

Hardcover, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.24 lb, 96 pages