Fondazione Carla Fendi returns to Spoleto with Penone and a tribute to Bob Wilson
In 2026, the Fondazione Carla Fendi, established by the late Italian businesswoman Carla Fendi in 2017, will make its return to the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto after nearly two decades. On June 27, 2026, the foundation will showcase three works by Giuseppe Penone, featuring the sculpture 'Le foglie delle radici' in Piazza Pinciani, a video exhibition at the Battistero della Manna d'Oro, and a display at Palazzo Collicola. Additionally, on July 12, 2026, the Premio Carla Fendi STEAM will be awarded posthumously to Bob Wilson by Isabella Rossellini and Antonio Monda, with Charles Chemin receiving the honor. Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi, the foundation's president, also highlights partnerships with CERN and a docufilm on Stephen Hawking. David Szauder will present videos at Teatro Caio Melisso.
Key facts
- Fondazione Carla Fendi returns to Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto in 2026.
- Giuseppe Penone presents three interventions including sculpture 'Le foglie delle radici' and Epheměris video cycle.
- Penone designed the 2026 festival poster with theme 'Radici'.
- Premio Carla Fendi STEAM 2026 awarded posthumously to Bob Wilson.
- Prize ceremony on July 12 with Isabella Rossellini and Antonio Monda awarding Charles Chemin.
- Foundation president Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi shifted focus to science, collaborating with CERN, Scuola Sant'Anna, and INFN.
- Foundation contributed to CERN Science Gateway designed by Renzo Piano with a Carla Fendi Pavilion.
- David Szauder creates video projections on Teatro Caio Melisso facade for Carla Fendi tribute.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Penone
- Bob Wilson
- David Szauder
- Gabriele Gianni
- Isabella Rossellini
- Antonio Monda
- Charles Chemin
- Saverio Verini
- Daniele Cipriani
- Renzo Piano
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Silvana Mangano
- Piero Tosi
- Stephen Hawking
- Lucy Hawking
- Peter Higgs
- Fabiola Giannotti
- Carla Fendi
- Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi
- Adele Fendi
- Giancarlo Menotti
- Giorgio Ferrara
- Monique Veaute
- Peter Greenaway
- Saskia Boddeke
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Liliana Cavani
- Giovanni Sollima
- Julie Taymor
- François Englert
- Fabiola Gianotti
- Jaron Lanier
- Marika Branchesi
- Barbara Mazzolai
- Cecilia Laschi
- Guy Robertson
- Eva Lewitt
- Sol LeWitt
Institutions
- Fondazione Carla Fendi
- Festival dei Due Mondi
- Watermill Center
- CERN
- Scuola Superiore di Sant'Anna
- Istituto di Fisica Nucleare
- CERN Science Gateway
- Teatro Caio Melisso
- Palazzo Collicola
- Battistero della Manna d'Oro
- Piazza Pinciani
- Piazza Duomo
- Artribune
- Salani
- Ministero dei Beni Culturali
- LeWitt Mahler Studios
- CooBecC
- Teatro Carla Fendi
Locations
- Spoleto
- Italy
- Garessio
- Waco
- United States
- New York
- Rome
- Pisa
- Geneva
- Switzerland