Born in 1930 in Milan, Giorgio Marconi began his journey in the art world in 1965, leaving his medical studies to open his first exhibition space, Studio Marconi, at 15 Via Tadino, where his father Egisto had managed a framing workshop. It was thanks to Egisto—a framer for renowned Italian artists of the 1920s and 1930s such as Mario Sironi, Carlo Carrà, and Giorgio Morandi—that Giorgio had the opportunity to connect with a broad array of talented artists, including Valerio Adami, Enrico Baj, Lucio Del Pezzo, Arnaldo Pomodoro, and Emilio Tadini.The inaugural exhibition in November 1965 featured works by four Italian artists: Lucio Del Pezzo, Mario Schifano, Emilio Tadini, and Valerio Adami. Marked by unprecedented communicative creativity, Studio Marconi became a space for experimentation and dialogue among artists.In addition to being a gallery, Studio Marconi also ventured into publishing, developing an editorial line that anticipated modern art magazines. Artists like Gianfranco Pardi, Emilio Tadini, and Bruno Di Bello actively contributed to this process, providing input for the publications and even suggesting the gallery’s name: Studio Marconi, "a place where art is exhibited, studied, designed, and discussed."Studio Marconi was therefore not only an individual venture but a collaborative effort, a convergence point for diverse histories, proposals, and orientations.
Marconi’s frequent travels, especially to London, allowed him to establish key partnerships, including with the celebrated art dealer Robert Fraser and with artists of British Pop Art such as Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Joe Tilson.
Studio Marconi quickly became a pivotal reference point in Milan’s cultural life, resembling a museum space more than a private gallery. It showcased both emerging young artists and established masters on a national and international level, including Joseph Beuys, Alberto Burri, Alexander Calder, Gianni Colombo, Willem de Kooning, Sonia Delaunay, Antonio Dias, Lucio Fontana, Man Ray, Giuseppe Maraniello, Joan Miró, Louise Nevelson, Giulio Paolini, Francis Picabia, Mimmo Rotella, Aldo Spoldi, Antoni Tàpies, Giuseppe Uncini, Franco Vaccari, and William Wiley.Following the last exhibition by Chinese artist Hsiao Chin in December 1992, Studio Marconi ended its programming. A new important chapter in Milan’s art scene began soon after with the founding of the Gió Marconi Gallery alongside his son Gió, and later, in 2004, with the Marconi Foundation. From that point forward, the aim was to continue working with artists and their archives to promote significant exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In 2018, Giorgio Marconi received the ANGAMC Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Association of Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries. Today, the Marconi Foundation holds an extensive and continually updated archive, documenting over fifty years of research in the field of modern and contemporary art, both national and international.
Giorgio Marconi passed away May 20, 2024.
Marconi’s frequent travels, especially to London, allowed him to establish key partnerships, including with the celebrated art dealer Robert Fraser and with artists of British Pop Art such as Peter Blake, Patrick Caulfield, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Joe Tilson.
Studio Marconi quickly became a pivotal reference point in Milan’s cultural life, resembling a museum space more than a private gallery. It showcased both emerging young artists and established masters on a national and international level, including Joseph Beuys, Alberto Burri, Alexander Calder, Gianni Colombo, Willem de Kooning, Sonia Delaunay, Antonio Dias, Lucio Fontana, Man Ray, Giuseppe Maraniello, Joan Miró, Louise Nevelson, Giulio Paolini, Francis Picabia, Mimmo Rotella, Aldo Spoldi, Antoni Tàpies, Giuseppe Uncini, Franco Vaccari, and William Wiley.Following the last exhibition by Chinese artist Hsiao Chin in December 1992, Studio Marconi ended its programming. A new important chapter in Milan’s art scene began soon after with the founding of the Gió Marconi Gallery alongside his son Gió, and later, in 2004, with the Marconi Foundation. From that point forward, the aim was to continue working with artists and their archives to promote significant exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In 2018, Giorgio Marconi received the ANGAMC Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Association of Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries. Today, the Marconi Foundation holds an extensive and continually updated archive, documenting over fifty years of research in the field of modern and contemporary art, both national and international.
Giorgio Marconi passed away May 20, 2024.