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Giuseppe Penone installs 25 sculptures at Rijksmuseum gardens

exhibition · 2026-05-05

Giuseppe Penone, the Arte Povera sculptor and 2014 Praemium Imperiale winner, presents 25 works at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam through October 2, 2016. The annual garden display features 18 outdoor sculptures and 7 indoor pieces. Among them is the new installation 'Vene di pietra di tra i rami' (2015), debuting in the Netherlands. Penone also has concurrent exhibitions at the Venaria Reale palace and the Mart museum in Rovereto.

Key facts

  • Giuseppe Penone shows 25 works at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
  • Exhibition runs until October 2, 2016
  • 18 sculptures in gardens, 7 indoors
  • New installation 'Vene di pietra di tra i rami' (2015) debuts
  • Penone won Praemium Imperiale in 2014
  • Concurrent shows at Venaria Reale and Mart Rovereto
  • Penone was born in Garessio in 1947
  • Part of the Rijksmuseum's annual garden display

Entities

Artists

  • Giuseppe Penone

Institutions

  • Rijksmuseum
  • Venaria Reale
  • Mart di Rovereto
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Garessio
  • Italy
  • Venaria Reale
  • Rovereto

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