
Lisa Ponti (b. 1922, Milan; d. 2019, Milan) was a critic, editor, and artist. She wrote for the Italian design magazine Stile (1941–1947) and served as editor-in-chief (1948–1966), then deputy director (1966–1986), of the architectural journal Domus, where she oversaw arts coverage through the postwar period. Her first public art exhibition was held at the Galleria Toselli, Milan in 1992. Recent solo presentations of Lisa Ponti’s work include ... così il disegno sa dove atterrare, Kunst Meran-Merano Arte, Bolzano (2020), Doni attici, Museo Materiali Minimi Arte Contemporanea, Paestum (2019), Il foglio è una stanza chiusa ma meravigliosa, Galleria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2017), and Carta e matita, National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome (2005).
Lisa Ponti, Famiglia
Photo: Alessandro Zambianchi © Archivio Lisa Ponti
Lisa Ponti, Prima colazione
Photo: Alessandro Zambianchi © Archivio Lisa Ponti