« Arte Povera » : the exhibtion set up

From 9 October 2024, the Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection will host an expansive exhibition devoted to Arte Povera. 

Installation of « Idee di Pietra » by Giuseppe Penone 

Visitors come into contact with Arte Povera even before they enter the Bourse de Commerce. Idee di pietra—1532 kg di luce (“Ideas of stone – 1532 kg of light”) (2010) by Giuseppe Penone has been installed in front of the building, an immediate affirmation of one of the main principles of Arte Povera, namely the fusion of nature and culture.

Installation of the Gallery 2 and the Gallery 3

Presented on the Gallery 2, Jannis Kounellis, Marisa Merz, and Mario Merz contributed significantly to the revolutionising of artists’ relationship to materials. 

In tracing the various aspects of Pistoletto’s practice, the space of the Gallery 3 here is inhabited by the artist’s “Minus Objects” and “Mirror Paintings”.

Installation of the Rotunda

Like the first public expressions of Arte Povera, the Rotunda at the Bourse de Commerce functions collectively. It hosts all thirteen artists, who echo each other and recreate the intense collegial and experimental magma of the first years of Arte Povera.