The Maxxi Museum in Rome presents A Tribute to Arte Povera two major installations by Jannis Kounellis and Gilberto Zorio that interact with the Lymph sculptures by Giuseppe Penone, a permanent feature of the museum spaces. On view through 8 January 2012.

Giuseppe Penone, Garessio (Cuneo), 1947, Sculture di linfa, 2007. Wood, leather, resin, Carrara marble. Permanent collection. Photo: Courtesy Fondazione MAXXI

“The research of all three artists started with a reflection on materials and on primal natural elements”, writes Anna Mattirolo, director of MAXXI Arte. “With this tribute MAXXI draws attention to a further phase in their work that has seen them concentrate on the relationship with space. The symbolism of their more recent works continues to make this movement one of the most important legacies for young Italian artists.”

Production of the work by Gilberto Zorio has been made possible thanks to MAXXI’s partnership with the UniCredit. We would like to thank the gallery OREDARIA Arti Contemporanee of Rome for its collaboration in the realization of Zorio’s work. We would like to thank Giuseppe Marino of the Galleria Marino in Rome for his collaboration in the realisation of Kounellis’s work.

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