GIUSEPPE PENONE

b. 1947, Italy

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Giuseppe Penone Biography

Born in 1947, in Garessio, Italy. Lives and works in Turin and Paris.

Giuseppe Penone studied at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Turin, Italy. Giuseppe Penone's earliest exhibitions include the The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1970), Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne (1977); Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden (1978); and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (1980). More recently he has exhibited at the Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland (2013), the Whitechapel Gallery, London (2012), the Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna, Bologna, Italy (2008) and had a retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2004). Short listed for the Turner Prize in 1989, Penone has exhibited in Documenta V (1972), VII (1982), VIII (1987) and XIII (2012) and at the Venice Biennale (2007, 1995, 1986, 1980, and 1978).

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Under the lens offered by Penone’s work, even the swirling of an autumnal leaf speaks of a web of correspondences connecting the forms of natural beings (like the spiral of a shell), human artefacts (like a screw), and cosmic aggregates like the galaxies.

Garessio to Turin: The Formative Path of Giuseppe Penone

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Impronta digitale 10 - Mignolo sinistro Fingerprint 10 - left hand pinky by Giuseppe Penone contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Giuseppe Penone Impronta digitale (10) - Mignolo sinistro / Fingerprint (10) - left hand pinky, 1994 Ink on paper
70.8 x 100.3 cm
78.7 x 107.3 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Marian Goodman Gallery Request Price & Availability

Pelle di marmo e spine dacacia Maddalena by Giuseppe Penone contemporary artwork painting

Giuseppe Penone Pelle di marmo e spine d’acacia – Maddalena, 2009 2 elements acrylic, glass microspheres, acacia thorns on canvas; white Carrara marble
39.38 x 55.12 x 2.75 inches
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Pelle di marmo e spine dacacia Alma by Giuseppe Penone contemporary artwork painting

Giuseppe Penone Pelle di marmo e spine d’acacia – Alma, 2009 2 elements, acrylic, glass microspheres, acacia thorns on canvas; white Carrara marble
39.38 x 63 x 2.75 cm
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Respirare lombra foglie di te by Giuseppe Penone contemporary artwork sculpture

Giuseppe Penone Respirare l’ombra – foglie di tè, 2008 32 grids of metal wire and tea leaves, 1 element in bronze
20.12 x 14.12 x 7.5 inches
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Foglie by Giuseppe Penone contemporary artwork works on paper

Giuseppe Penone Foglie, 2014 Letterpress ink, pigment, and adhesive tape on paper
33 x 48 cm
50.8 x 66 x 2.5 cm (incl frame) Marian Goodman Gallery Request Price & Availability

Giuseppe Penone Foglie, 2014 Typographic ink, pigment and adhesive tape on paper
33 x 48 cm
50.8 x 66 x 2.5 cm (incl frame) Marian Goodman Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled by Giuseppe Penone contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Giuseppe Penone Untitled, 1985 Charcoal and chalk on paper
64.8 x 50.8 cm
80 x 64.1 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Marian Goodman Gallery Request Price & Availability

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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Casting a Glance Dancing with Smithson at Marian Goodman Gallery Los Angeles United States

Group Exhibition Casting a Glance: Dancing with Smithson Marian Goodman Gallery 8 November 2025–24 January 2026
Los Angeles

Contemporary art exhibition Giuseppe Penone envelopper la Terre at Marian Goodman Gallery 66 rue de Temple Paris France

Giuseppe Penone envelopper la Terre Marian Goodman Gallery 16 October–21 December 2024
66 rue de Temple, Paris

Contemporary art exhibition Giuseppe Penone Geometria Nelle Mani at Marian Goodman Gallery New York United States

Giuseppe Penone Geometria Nelle Mani Marian Goodman Gallery 3 May–29 June 2024
New York

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Contemporary art exhibition Giuseppe Penone The Reflection of Bronze at Gagosian 555 West 24th Street New York United States

Giuseppe Penone The Reflection of Bronze Gagosian 22 April–17 July 2026
555 West 24th Street, New York

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Spotlight Garessio to Turin: The Formative Path of Giuseppe Penone Federico Campagna On the occasion of the artist’s exhibition at Serpentine, London, Federico Campagna journeys through the places that primed his early years.

News Serpentine Galleries Announces 2025 Exhibitions Elaine YJ Zheng Serpentine Galleries will host solo exhibitions by Giuseppe Penone, Arpita Singh, and Danielle Brathwaite‑Shirley.

News Which Artists Are Showing at Desert X AlUla 2024? Ocula News Previous editions of the outdoor art exhibition featured crater‑like trampolines by Manal AlDowayan, mesmerising mounds of earth by Jim Denevan, and a space‑age monolith by Gisela Colon.

Spotlight / Photolog Desert X AlUla 2024 Lance Gerber For its third edition, Desert X AlUla 2024 showcases 15 Saudi and international artists, among them Kimsooja, Monira Al Qadiri, and Kader Attia. Under the theme In the Presence of Absence, they take on the challenge of presenting in the extraordinary desert landscape.

Giuseppe Penone Admitted Into Academie des Beaux-Arts

News Giuseppe Penone Admitted Into Académie des Beaux-Arts Elaine YJ Zheng An important protagonist of Arte Povera, the Italian artist Giuseppe Penone replaces the late Ousmane Sow as a Foreign Associate Member.

Spotlight / Photolog Art Basel Unlimited 2023: In Photos Charlie Hui Too big for a booth, Unlimited is Art Basel’s platform for substantial projects that transcend the limitations of the classical art fair structure. View Ocula’s snapshots of the opening days.

Spotlight / Photolog The Magnificent Seven Art Sites: Yorkshire Sculpture Park Georges Armaos Part of a series focusing on the world’s best art sites, this Photolog features images from Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England. Located in the 500‑acre Bretton Hall estate, it was the first sculpture park in the U.K. and is the largest of its kind in Europe. Yorkshire Sculpture Park together with Benesse Art Site on Naoshima Island in...

News ‘Panorama’ Brings Over 50 Works to Procida, Italy’s Capital of Culture 2022 Sam Gaskin Artworks will appear in unusual locations, including the dock, terraces overlooking the Gulf of Naples, and the Chapel of Santissima Purità.

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