Giuseppe Penone - Thoughts in the Roots

The catalogue brings together works from almost five decades by Giuseppe Penone, one of the leading figures of the Arte Povera movement, highlighting the relationship between art and nature that is at the core of his work.

A leading figure in the Arte Povera movement, Giuseppe Penone has experimented with a wide range of materials including wood, iron, wax, bronze, terracotta, marble, and plaster. The catalogue brings together works from 1969 to the present, illustrating Penone's enduring fascination with the interplay between organic and artistic processes and the poetic relationship between humans and the environment. Designed by Atelier Dyakova, the publication also includes an extended interview between Penone and Hans Ulrich Obrist discussing Penone's inspiration and practice.