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Giuseppe Penone, Continuerà a crescere tranne che in quel punto, 1968-2003. Courtesy the artist. Photo © Archivo Penone
Exhibition
Giuseppe Penone: A Tree in the Wood
26 May 2018 – 28 Apr 2019
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
Free – visitors only pay for parking
Address
- West Bretton
- Wakefield
- WF4 4LG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- For West Yorkshire timetables call 0113 245 7676, for South Yorkshire timetables call 01709 515151 alternatively, visit www.wymetro.com
- Wakefield Westgate is the nearest main line station, around 7 miles from YSP. A taxi from the station costs approx £10. London King's Cross to Wakefield takes around 2 hours.
YSP presents the most extensive UK exhibition to date by world-renowned Italian artist Giuseppe Penone whose poetic practice embodies a lifelong exploration of the complex and fundamental relationships between body, nature, memory, time and art.
About
YSP is perfectly placed to draw out the nuances of Penone’s work, being dedicated to the meaningful interplay of art with the natural environment and its transformative potential for diverse audiences. Years in the making, this significant exhibition takes place across the historic landscape and within light-filled spaces of the Underground Gallery.
Works drawn from almost five decades of the artist’s career, from the late 1960s to present day, including many which have never before been shown in the UK, trace Penone’s continually evolving and deeply thoughtful investigation of humanity’s intimate connections to the organic world. This universal theme plays out across many different materials, scales and forms, from experimental photographs to acacia thorn canvases, and monumental open-air bronze trees
Reflecting its importance as a recurring motif throughout Penone’s practice, a tree runs through the heart of the indoor exhibition. At over 30 metres long, Matrice (2015) spans almost the entire length of the expansive gallery, passing through specially formed apertures in the walls. This remarkable sculpture is the trunk of a fir tree, bisected vertically, placed horizontally end to end, and hollowed out, carefully carved to follow one of its growth rings. A new work Luce e ombra (2017) is sited deep within the Park overlooking the historic lake. Reflecting the changing seasons in the surrounding landscape, the work offers a space for quiet reflection.
