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Spatialism

, 1953 (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC). Spatialism ( ) is an art movement founded by Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana in Milan in 1947 in which he proposed to synthesize colour, sound, space, movement, and time into a new type of art.

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Article summary

, 1953 (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC). Spatialism ( ) is an art movement founded by Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana in Milan in 1947 in which he proposed to synthesize colour, sound, space, movement, and time into a new type of art.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1310675268

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