p. 18 Progetto per Scultura all'aperto [Project for an open-air sculpture], 1968 ink on paper 30 x 40 cm

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1 cover Spoglia su spine d'acacia (bocca) (particolare) [Gold skin on acacia thorns (mouth) (detail)], canvas, tempera, silk, acacia thorns, gold leaf 30 elements, 100 x 120 cm each Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna photo by Matteo Monti p. 18 Progetto per Scultura all'aperto [Project for an open-air sculpture], x 40 cm p Pietra, Corda, Albero, Sole I Pietra, Corda, Albero, Pioggia [Stone, Rope, Tree, Sun / Stone, Rope, Tree, Rain], 1968 stone, rope, tree rope 2000 cm ca., stone 5 x 60 x 80 cm p. 25 [Glove], 1972 latex p. 26 Sento il respiro della foresta... [I feel the breath of the 1968 Indian ink and graphite on paper 50 x 35 cm p. 31 Alpi Marittime. Continuerà a crescere tranne che in quel punto [Maritime Alps. It will continue to grow except at that point], tree, steel p. 32 Alpi Continuerà a crescere tranne che in quel punto [Maritime Alps. It will continue to grow except at that point], action by the artist, tree forest on the Maritime Alps, Garessio p. 33 Alpi Marittime. Continuerà a crescere tranne che quel punto [Maritime Alps. It will continue to grow except at that point], 1968 tree, stainless steel p Alpi Marittime. L'albero ricorderà il contatto [Maritime Alps. The tree will remember the contact], December 1968 action by the artist, nails, iron wire, tree forest on the Maritime Alps, Garessio p. 36 Alpi Marittime. Crescendo innalzerà la rete [Maritime Alps. Growing it will raise the net], December 1968 action by the artist, cauliflower, pumpkin, sweet peppers, cast, cement, tree, metal net metal net: 120 x 120 x 120 cm forest on the Maritime Alps, Garessio p. 39 Tre parole... [Three words...], 1968 Indian ink and pencil on paper 50 x 35 cm p. 40 Tre alberi intrecciati [Three interwoven trees], x 40 cm digitalisiert durch: IDS Luzern

2 p. 41 Marittime. Ho intrecciato alberi [Maritime Alps. I have interwoven three trees], December 1968 action by the artist forest on the Maritime Alps, Garessio p Scrive, legge, ricorda (intero e particolare) [He writes, he reads, he remembers (complete and detail)], 1969 iron wedge, tree of the realisation p. 48 Progetto per bosco di libri di cunei [Plan for a forest of books and wedges], 30 x 40 cm p. 49 Ramo parallelepipedo. Omaggio a Malevich [Parallelepiped branch. Tribute to Malevich], 1969 tree p. 55 Pane Alfabeto [Bread alphabet], 1969 bread, letters in steel 20 x 200 x 50 cm photo by Paolo p Rovesciare i propri occhi [Reverse your eyes], 1970 action by the artist, reflecting contact lenses series of 6 slides photo by Claudio Basso p. 64 Svolgere la propria sguardo nel palmo della mano [To unroll one's skin - The glance in the palm of the hand], 1971 pastels and adhesive tape 40 x 40 cm p. 65 Propagazione [Propagation], 1994 Indian ink, Plexiglas, zinc-coated iron, water 80 x 70 x 90 cm p Svolgere la propria pelle [To unroll one's skin], black and white photos, 18 photographic panels photos: 10.5 x 7 cm each; photographic panels: 49.5 x 70 cm each p. 68 Svolgere la proprie pelle (particolare) [To unroll one's skin (detail)], 1970 artist's book Sperone Editore Turin p. 72 Gli anni più uno [The years of the tree plus one], tree trunk, wax 6 x 6 x 600 cm documentation of the realisation, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, 1969 p. 82 Studio of the artist, Turin

3 83 [Moult], 1992 moulting of the snake, glass, oily 120 x 70 x 100 cm p minuto e 20 secondi [1 minute and 20 seconds], 1969 wax, fuse 7 x 30 x 50 cm p. 89 Albero delle vertebre [The tree of vertebrae], 1996 cast, crystal, skull x 110 cm p. 94 Albero di metri [11 metre tree], 1975 fir wood cm documentation of the realisation, studio of the artist, Garessio p. 97 Cedro di Versailles [Versailles Cedar], Cedar wood 600 x cm documentation of the realisation, studio of the artist, Turin p, 98 Spazio di luce (particolare) [Light space (detail)], 2008 wood, resin 124 x 44 x 44 cm p. 106 Albero di 12 metri [12 metre tree], 1980 larch wood 1200 x 50 x 50 cm view of the installation, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1982 photo by Carmelo Guadagno p. 107 Ripetere il bosco [Repeat the forest], view of the installation, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Turin, 1991 photo by Gerard Rondeau p. 108 Verde del bosco [Green of the woods], 1986 canvas, pigment documentation of the realisation, San Raffaele Cimena, Turin photo by Nanda Lanfranco p. 117 Le foreste dei tavoli [The forests of tables], x 32 cm p. 118 Albero metri [2.3 metre tree], 1976 wood cm Goetz Collection

4 p. 119 front: Albero di 12 metri [12 metre tree], 1970 wood cm Moderna Museet, Stockolm p. 120 Albero metri (particolare) [4 metre tree (detail)], 1974 cm p. 126 front: Sorgente cristallo [Crystal spring], 1996 bronze, crystal, water 40 x 400 x 130 cm Collection of Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan back ground: Trappole di luce [Light traps], 1995 charcoal on wall, crystal variable dimensions view of the installation, De Pont Foundation for Contemporary Art, Tilburg, 1997 photo by De Pont Foundation for Contemporary Art, Tilburg p. 127 Propagazione [Propagation], paraffin, crystal, Plexiglas, water 22 x 100 x 1200 cm Collection of Contemporary Art Museum, Kanazawa, Japan view of the installation, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, 1997 photo by Daniela Steinfeld p. 137 Sentiero 3. Sentier de charme [Path 3. Charming path], 1986 bronze, vegetation 180 x 60 x 500 cm Collection of Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan-en-Locminé permanent installation photo by Florian Kleinefenn p. 143 Gesto vegetale gesture], 1984 project Indian 48 x 34 cm p. 148 Biforcazione (particolare) [Bifurcation (detail)], bronze, water 233 x 360 x 1060 cm work created thanks to the support of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, of Compagnia di San Paolo and of Regione Piemonte p. 152 Essere fiume [Being a river 5], 1981 fluvial stone, quarry stone 2 elements, 40 x 40 x 50 cm each view of the installation, Musée national d'art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2004 photo by Adam Rzepka

5 p. 153 Essere fiume 3 [Being a river 3], 1992 documentation of the realisation Tanaro river, Garessio photo by Salvatore Mazza p. 157 Progetto per vasca nel ruscello [Project for a tub in the stream], x 40 cm p. 158 Alpi Marittime. La mia altezza, la lunghezza delle mie braccia, il mio spessore in un ruscello [Maritime Alps. My the length of my arms, my width in a stream], 1968 documentation of the realisation p. 159 Alpi Marittime. La mia altezza, la lunghezza delle mie braccia, il mio spessore in un ruscello [Maritime Alps. My height, the length of my arms, my width in a stream], 1968 tub in cement, water 175 x 160 x 30 cm ca. forest on the Maritime Alps, Garessio; p Svolgere la propria pelle - pietra [To unroll one's skin - stone], stone, fingerprint x cm documentation of the realisation p Patate [Potatoes], 1977 documentation of the realisation, Garessio p. 170 Zappa [Hoe], documentation of the realisation, Garessio p. 171 lappa e vasi [Hoe and vases], forged iron, wood, terracotta vases total dimensions 600 x 250 x 30 cm view of the installation, Galleria Christian Stein, Turin, 1980 Collection of Rijksmuseum Otterlo p. 178 Albero delle vocali [Vowel tree], bronze, ash, yew, oak, poplar 450 x 3000 x 1200 cm permanent location inside the Gardens of Tuileries, Paris Collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris p. 181 Albero delle vocali [Vowel tree], 1998 pencil on paper 33 x 48 cm p. 182 Progetto per il giardino di pietre [Project for the stone garden], x 40 cm

6 p Biforcazione [Bifurcation], bronze, water 233 x 360 x 1060 cm work created thanks to the support of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, of Compagnia di San Paolo and of Regione Piemonte p. 192 Biforcazione (particolare) [Bifurcation (detail)], bronze and water 233 x 360 x 1060 cm work created thanks to the support of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, of Compagnia di San Paolo and of Regione Piemonte p. 195 Nero assoluto d'africa [Black of Africa], granite 198 x 69 x 45 cm Rausmüller Collection, Zürich p. 203 Terra verticale [Vertical earth], 1986 terracotta vases, earth, iron, vegetation, canvas, pigment 4 trees composed by vases; total dimensions 1000 x 400 x 100 cm view of the installation, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, 1986 photo by Nanda Lanfranco 205 Soffio [Breath], 1978 documentation of the realisation 209 Studio per Soffio [Study for breath], 1978 sepia 29 x 19.5 cm p. 210 Soffio [Breath], 1978 wood, mouth print in bronze 5 x 12 x 8 cm Tanaro river, Garessio 211 Soffio [Breath], 1978 bronze 5 x 12 x 8 cm left: Soffio 4 [Breath no. 3], 1978 terracotta 148 x 72 x 65 cm ca. right: Soffio 3 [Breath no. 3], 1978 terracotta 148 x 72 x 65 cm ca. Collection Carlo de' Stefani

7 background: Soffio di foglie [Breath of leaves], 1979 box leaves variable dimensions p. 216 Soffio di foglie [Breath of leaves], box leaves variable dimensions documentation, Musée national d'art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1997 photo by Centre George Pompidou, Paris p. 217 Soffio di foglie [Breath of leaves], box leaves, body print of the artist variable dimensions p. 218 Barra d'aria [The bar of air], 1969 glass, window, air 10 x 120 x 10 cm Private collection view of the installation, Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin, Unghia [Fingernail], 1988 glass, laurel leaves 30 x 250 x 250 cm view of the installation, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Turin, 1991 photo by Gerard Rondeau p. 224 Unghiate (particolare) [Scratches (detail)], 1989 paper and cast p. 227 Disegno d'acqua [Drawing of water], water, black granite, temporalised air flows 60 x 2702 x 3450 cm work created thanks to the support of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, of Compagnia di San Paolo and of Regione Piemonte p. 233 Pressione [Pressure ], charcoal on wall dimensions determined by the environment documentation of the realisation, Ancienne Douane, Strasbourg, 1991 p. 243 Palpebre [Eyelids], 1978 charcoal on paper on canvas two drawings, 200 x 1000 cm each Collection of Kröller Müller, Otterlo documentation of the realisation, studio of the artist, Garessio

8 p. 244 Palpebre [Eyelids], 1978 charcoal on paper on canvas two drawings, 200 x 1000 cm each Collection of Kröller Müller, Otterlo documentation of the realisation, studio of the artist, Garessio p Palpebre [Eyelids], charcoal on felt, cast Collection of De Pont Foundation for Contemporary Art, Tilburg view of the installation, MAMbo-Museo d'arte Moderna of Bologna, 2008 p. 250 Palpebre (particolare) [Eyelids (detail)], charcoal on felt, cast Collection of De Pont Foundation for Contemporary Art, Tilburg p. 253 Respirare dell'edera, respirare dell'alloro [Breathing the shadow of ivy, breathing the shadow of laurel], 1998 Sepia ink, Indian cm p. 254 Respirare [Breathing the shadow], bronze x 129. x cm p. 261 Scrigno (particolare) [Casket (detail)], 2008 bronze, resin, leather 1 element in bronze: 21 x 451 x 30 cm; 42 elements in leather: 100 x 160 x 10 cm ca. each photo by Matteo Monti p. 262 Elevazione [Elevation], bronze, 1000 x 600 x 700 cm ca. Collection of the City of Rotterdam p left: Pelle di foglie. 2 Respiro, [Skin of leaves. 2nd breath], 2005 bronze 184 cm Private collection right: Pelle di foglie. 2 Sguardo a terra [Skin of leaves. 2nd downward glance], 2004 bronze 320 x Private collection view of the installation, CeSAC Centro Sperimentale per le Arti Contemporanee, Il Filatoio, 2006 photo by Tommaso Mattina 277 Spoglia su spine d'acacia (bocca) [Gold skin on acacia thorns (mouth)], 2001 Ink and adhesive tape on paper 64 x 48 cm

9 p. 278 Spoglia su spine d'acacia (bocca) [Gold skin on acacia thorns (mouth)], canvas, tempera, silk, acacia thorns, gold leaf 30 elements, 100 x cm each Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna p. 279 Spoglia su spine d'acacia (bocca) (particolare) [Gold skin on acacia thorns (mouth) (detail)], canvas, tempera, silk, acacia thorns, gold leaf 30 elements, 100 x 120 cm each Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna p. 281 di grafite. Riflesso [Skin of graphite. Reflection of fuchsite], 2007 graphite on canvas 100 x 100 cm Private collection photo by Ellen Page Wilson p front: Geometria nelle mani [Geometry in the hands], 2007 bronze, stainless steel 103 x x 193 cm background: Geometria nelle mani [Geometry in the hands], 2007 bronze, stainless steel 150 x 150 x 200 cm on wall, left: Pelle di grafite. Riflesso [Skin of graphite. Reflection of rhodonite], 2003 graphite on black paper on canvas 4 elements, 150 x 200 x 3.50 cm each; total dimensions 300 x 400 x 3.50 cm on wall, right: Pelle di grafite. Riflesso galena [Skin of graphite. Reflection of galena], 2007 graphite on canvas 6 elements, 200 x 200 cm each; total dimensions 400 x 600 cm p. 284 nelle mani (particolare) [Geometry in the hands (detail)], 2007 bronze, stainless steel x 150 cm p floor: Pelle di marmo - cervello [Marble skin - brain], 2007 Carrara marble 209 elements, variable dimensions; total dimensions 4 x 1500 x 1240 cm front: Scultura di linfa [Sap sculpture], 2006 larch wood, vegetal resin 2 elements, x 43 x 500 cm each

10 background: Corteccia di cuoio [Leather bark], 2005 leather, resin elementi, variable dimensions, 160 x 100 cm ca. each; total dimensions 350 x 5000 cm ca. view of the installation, Sculture di [Sap scultures], Italian Pavilion, 52. Esposizione Internationale d' Arte, La Biennale di Venezia, 2007 Collection of - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI o secolo, Rome p background: Anatomia [Anatomy], Carrara marble x x ca. floor: Pelle di marmo [Marble skin], Carrara marble 260 elements, total dimensions 2400 x cm work created thanks to the support of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, of Compagnia di San Paolo and of Regione Piemonte p. 307 Suture [Sutures], 1988 wine vinegar, Indian cm p. 308 Cervello di [Brain of stones], fluvial stones and weeping beech 1250 x 1060 x 130 cm work created thanks to the support of Castello di Rivoli Museo d'arte Contemporanea, of Compagnia di San Paolo and of Regione Piemonte p Lo spazio della scultura (Pelle di cedro) [The space of sculture (Cedar skin)], 2001 bronze, leather variable dimensions; vertical element: 145 x 85 x 170 cm; 24 plates: 90 x 160 cm each ca. view of the installation, Académie de France à Rome, Villa Medici, Rome, 2008