{"product_id":"giuseppe-penone-alain-elkann-474-answers-isbn-9781951449858","title":"Giuseppe Penone, Alain Elkann: 474 Answers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiuseppe   Penone, Alain Elkann: 474 Answers\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the life and career of   the acclaimed Italian artist, Giuseppe Penone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst   published in Italian in 2022, as \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Penone, Alain Elkann: 474   Risposte\u003c\/i\u003e, this book brings together conversations between the renowned   Italian novelist and journalist, Alain Elkann, and the Italian artist,   Giuseppe Penone, which took place in the latter’s studio in Turin, Italy, between   August and October 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenone   discusses his childhood in north-west Italy, his family, and his lifelong   love of nature. He describes his early career as   the youngest of the artists associated with Arte Povera, his formative   experiences in the art world, and key figures he has met and collaborated   with along the way. He discusses some of the most significant projects which   have taken him to galleries and museums all over the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese intimate and informal conversations shed   light on Penone’s interests and influences, his respect and fascination for   nature, and his experimentation with materials and media. The book is brought   to life by ample illustrations drawn from the artist’s archives of works   being made, travels and events, friends and family.  With great eloquence these “answers” combine   to offer an extensive insight into Penone’s enquiring mind and the passions   that have motivated him throughout a career spanning over fifty years.\u003cb\u003eGiuseppe Penone\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1977) held his first exhibition in Turin in 1969. Since then he has staged solo exhibitions around the world and participated in numerous group exhibitions and biennials, including multiple editions of both the Biennale di Venezia and Documenta, Kassel, Germany, since 1972 onwards. His work is held in the most prestigious museum collections and he a large number of permanent installations across Europe, Japan, the US, and elsewhere. Both the author and subject of many publications, in 2023, Penone was elected as a foreign member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlain Elkann\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1950) is an Italian novelist and writer, and the author of nearly thirty books. As a journalist, he has contributed a regular interview column to \u003ci\u003eLa Stampa\u003c\/i\u003e since 1989, for which he speaks with celebrated figures from the worlds of art, fashion, and film, as well as politicians, historians, and thinkers. Many of these interviews have been published in two different anthologies and are also available on a dedicated website.","brand":"Gagosian \/ Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233194881253,"sku":"NP9781951449858","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781951449858.jpg?v=1767728170","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/giuseppe-penone-alain-elkann-474-answers-isbn-9781951449858","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}