Giuseppe Penone

This book is the first major monograph devoted to the work of Giuseppe Penone (1947), one of the most outstanding representatives of Arte povera. In addition to the beauty of his forms and materials, his work as a sculptor is characterised by the strength of the questions it raises about nature and man. The artist reveals the rhythm at the heart of the natural cycle of life, and the imprint of time on beings and things.

The book is composed of essays by renowned authors, a critical study of Penone's early work and recent pieces, and a scientific apparatus that sheds light on the artist's entire oeuvre and gives an idea of the considerable place he holds in today's art.