Lucio Fontana’s tagli (or cuts) challenge traditional notions of painting; likewise Tate Modern’s Bigger Picture caption project alters how museum text ‘speaks’ to spectators. Colin Blakemore’s alternative caption on Fontana’s piece provides an opportunity to witness how cuts can transform a discourse by opening up new possibilities.
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