Giuseppe Penone is preparing for his exhibition 'The Reflection of Bronze' at Gagosian's New York flagship, running from April 22 through July 2. The show, curated by former Whitney Museum director Adam D. Weinberg, features eighteen artworks from 1995 to the present, including the new sculpture 'Marsia (Marsyas)', and is designed to create a forest-like sensory immersion using materials like cork.
Penone's work, rooted in the Arte Povera movement, has long centered on the relationship between humanity and nature, using trees and sustainable practices as his primary medium. The exhibition highlights his decades-long exploration of time, materiality, and ecological consciousness, reinforcing his status as a major figure in contemporary sculpture whose practice predates and informs current dialogues on sustainability in art.