Giuseppe Penone's First Solo Show in Hometown Cuneo Opens at San Francesco Complex
The Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco in Cuneo, Italy, is currently hosting 'Incidenze del vuoto,' the inaugural solo exhibition of Giuseppe Penone, curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. This exhibition highlights significant pieces such as 'Matrice,' 'Suture,' and 'Gesti vegetali,' all exploring themes of emptiness, with support from Fondazione CRC. Penone, born in Garessio in 1947, is a pivotal figure in the Arte Povera movement, which Germano Celant established in 1968. Christov-Bakargiev is also working on a new edition of her monograph about this movement and previously featured Penone's art in dOCUMENTA 13 in 2012. The exhibition aligns with his large-scale piece 'Identità' at Castello di Rivoli, while philosopher Nicola Davide Angerame regards Penone as an artist of the Anthropocene, highlighting his ecological poetics.
Key facts
- Giuseppe Penone's first solo exhibition in his hometown region, 'Incidenze del vuoto,' opened at Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco in Cuneo.
- The exhibition is curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, director of Castello di Rivoli.
- The show includes works such as 'Matrice,' 'Suture,' 'Gesti vegetali,' and preparatory drawings.
- Penone's monumental work 'Identità' (2017) is installed at Castello di Rivoli.
- Christov-Bakargiev is preparing a new edition of her monograph on Arte Povera.
- Penone's work was featured in the center of 'The Brain' section of dOCUMENTA 13 in 2012.
- The article describes Penone as an 'artist of the Anthropocene' and an 'hermeneut of nature.'
- Penone was born in Garessio in 1947 and is associated with Arte Povera, founded by Germano Celant in 1968.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Penone
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Germano Celant
- Joseph Beuys
- Gianni Vattimo
- Nicola Davide Angerame
Institutions
- Castello di Rivoli
- Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco
- Fondazione CRC
- Galleria di Arte Moderna di Torino
- Reggia di Venaria
- dOCUMENTA 13
- Artribune
Locations
- Cuneo
- Italy
- Garessio
- Rivoli
- Turin