Giuseppe Penone: A Tree in the Wood

A Tree in the Wood is an extensive and elegant catalogue published to accompany Giuseppe Penone’s remarkable 2018 exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

A wealth of stunning colour photography by Jonty Wilde captures both his monumental bronze sculptures against the Yorkshire landscape and the indoor installation in the light-filled Underground Gallery. Alongside these images are essays offering insights into Penone’s unique way of viewing the world. These include The Artist in the Trees, a specially commissioned text by writer and art critic Martin Gayford, who regularly writes for The Spectator and is author of titles including Michelangelo: His Epic Life, and A History of Pictures: from Cave to Computer Screen, which he co-wrote with David Hockney. Exhibition Curator and YSP Director of Programme, Clare Lilley, and YSP Curator, Sarah Coulson have also written for the publication.

“An observer of nature who makes work to heighten our awareness of the beauty and power of the natural world” - Will Gompertz, BBC.

– Hardback
– 160 pages
– Fully illustrated , full colour
– 270 x 310mm