He has been shining on the world of sculpture since the 1960s. Giuseppe Penone, 76, is installed at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris on October 18, 2023. A leading figure in thearte povera, a subversive and radical artistic movement which intended to mark its refusal of commercialism more than 50 years ago, the Italian has always created sheltered from the fashions of contemporary art. While developing a creative process between man and nature, the native peasant artist is the subject of a unique painting exhibition, entitled “ Lightprints » at the Gagosian gallery in Paris.
