Nicola Trussardi Foundation
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The Nicola Trussardi Foundation is a non-profit institution for the promotion of contemporary art and culture. Created in 1996, the Nicola Trussardi Foundation is neither a museum nor a collection. It’s rather an agency for the production and the diffusion of contemporary art in a wide variety of contexts and channels.
From autumn 2003, under the direction of President, Beatrice Trussardi and with Artistic Director, Massimiliano Gioni, the Nicola Trussardi Foundation has decided to explore new territories and modes of presenting contemporary art; its main purpose is now the realization of contemporary art events and exhibitions in public spaces of the city of Milan.
The Nicola Trussardi Foundation has left its exhibition spaces in Palazzo Marino alla Scala to disperse contemporary art directly in the city of Milano: the Foundation explores the art world of today, and it becomes a compass to orient oneself in the theatre of the city, starting new collaborations with the institutions of Milan, inside and outside contemporary culture’s borders.
With its activity, two major exhibitions a year and a series of more agile projects such as publications, insertions in magazines, mail projects, the Foundation infiltrates in Milan and looks at the city as a new visionary field for art and culture, a tank of energy and creativity that originating new occasions of exchange and ideas to promote. The Foundation invests all its resources and knowledge to produce culture’s events and to make the most innovative research of contemporary artists available to everyone.
from May 7 to June 4, 2003 - Ottagono, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan
• If I Had You by Darren Almond
from November 4 to Novembre 23 2003 - Palazzo della Ragione, Milan
• Untitled by Maurizio Cattelan
from May 5 to June 6, 2004 - Piazza XXIV Maggio, Milan
• Meechfieber by John Bock
from November 9 to December 2004 - Sala Reale, Central Station, Milan
• Jet Set Lady by Urs Fischer
fom May 3 to June 1, 2005 - Istituto dei Ciechi, Via Vivaio 7, Milan
• Long Sorrow by Anri Sala
from November 15 to December 18, 2005 - Circolo Filologico Milanese, Via Clerici 10, Milan
• I Like Things by Martin Creed
from May 16 to June 18, 2006 - Palazzo dell'Arengario, Piazza del Duomo, Milan
• My Religion Is Kindness. Thank You, See You in the Future by Paola Pivi
from November 14 to December 10, 2006 - Old Warehouse, Porta Genova Station, Via Valenza 2, Milan
• One of Many by Pawel Althamer
from May 7 to June 5, 2007 - Palazzina Appiani, Sports Arena, Viale Byron 2, Milan
• Altri fiori e altre domande by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
from January 30 to March 16, 2008, Palazzo Litta, Corso Magenta 24, Milan
• Tino Sehgal
from November 11 to December 14, 2008, Villa Reale, Modern Art Gallery, Via Palestro 16, Milan
• Still Life - Nature morte by Tacita Dean
from May 12 to June 21, 2009 – Palazzo Dugnani, Via Manin 2, Milan
• Pig Island by Paul McCarthy
from May 20 to July 4, 2010 – Palazzo Citterio, Via Brera 14, Milan
From autumn 2003, under the direction of President, Beatrice Trussardi and with Artistic Director, Massimiliano Gioni, the Nicola Trussardi Foundation has decided to explore new territories and modes of presenting contemporary art; its main purpose is now the realization of contemporary art events and exhibitions in public spaces of the city of Milan.
The Nicola Trussardi Foundation has left its exhibition spaces in Palazzo Marino alla Scala to disperse contemporary art directly in the city of Milano: the Foundation explores the art world of today, and it becomes a compass to orient oneself in the theatre of the city, starting new collaborations with the institutions of Milan, inside and outside contemporary culture’s borders.
With its activity, two major exhibitions a year and a series of more agile projects such as publications, insertions in magazines, mail projects, the Foundation infiltrates in Milan and looks at the city as a new visionary field for art and culture, a tank of energy and creativity that originating new occasions of exchange and ideas to promote. The Foundation invests all its resources and knowledge to produce culture’s events and to make the most innovative research of contemporary artists available to everyone.
Chronology of exhibitions 2003-2010
• Short Cut by Elmgreen and DragsetElmgreen and Dragset
Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset are artist-collaborators since 1995 and their work explores the relationship between art, architecture and design....
from May 7 to June 4, 2003 - Ottagono, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan
• If I Had You by Darren Almond
Darren Almond
Darren James Almond is an artist based in London. He graduated from Winchester School of Arts in 1993, with a BA degree in Fine Arts.-Life and career:...
from November 4 to Novembre 23 2003 - Palazzo della Ragione, Milan
• Untitled by Maurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan is an Italian artist based in New York. He is known for his satirical sculptures, particularly La Nona Ora , depicting the Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite....
from May 5 to June 6, 2004 - Piazza XXIV Maggio, Milan
• Meechfieber by John Bock
John Bock
John Bock is a German artist. He studied in Hamburg, Germany and lives and works in Berlin.- Work :Bock is a multi-media artist primarily known for his performances...
from November 9 to December 2004 - Sala Reale, Central Station, Milan
• Jet Set Lady by Urs Fischer
Urs Fischer
Urs Fischer is a Swiss contemporary artist living in New York.Fischer’s installations and sculptures have been exhibited in some group exhibitions and biennales worldwide, including Manifesta 3 and the Venice Biennale -External links:* * * *...
fom May 3 to June 1, 2005 - Istituto dei Ciechi, Via Vivaio 7, Milan
• Long Sorrow by Anri Sala
Anri Sala
Anri Sala is a contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. He studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and film direction in Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing...
from November 15 to December 18, 2005 - Circolo Filologico Milanese, Via Clerici 10, Milan
• I Like Things by Martin Creed
Martin Creed
Martin Creed is an artist and musician. He won the Turner Prize in 2001 for Work No. 227: the lights going on and off, which was an empty room in which the lights went on and off.-Life and work :...
from May 16 to June 18, 2006 - Palazzo dell'Arengario, Piazza del Duomo, Milan
• My Religion Is Kindness. Thank You, See You in the Future by Paola Pivi
Paola Pivi
Paola Pivi is an Italian multimedia artist who lives and works in Anchorage, Alaska. In her work, she uses a wide range of art techniques, such as photography, sculpture and performance. Some of her works contain performance elements, at times involving live animals and people...
from November 14 to December 10, 2006 - Old Warehouse, Porta Genova Station, Via Valenza 2, Milan
• One of Many by Pawel Althamer
Pawel Althamer
Paweł Althamer is a contemporary Polish sculptor, collaborative artist, and creator of installations and video art. In 2000 he participated in Manifesta 3 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He won the Vincent Award in 2004...
from May 7 to June 5, 2007 - Palazzina Appiani, Sports Arena, Viale Byron 2, Milan
• Altri fiori e altre domande by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
Peter Fischli & David Weiss
Peter Fischli and David Weiss , often shortened to Fischli/Weiss, are an artist duo that have been collaborating since 1979. They are among the most renowned contemporary artists of Switzerland...
from January 30 to March 16, 2008, Palazzo Litta, Corso Magenta 24, Milan
• Tino Sehgal
Tino Sehgal
Tino Sehgal is a British-German artist based in Berlin. His works, which he calls "constructed situations", involve one or more people carrying out instructions conceived by the artist.-Early life and education:...
from November 11 to December 14, 2008, Villa Reale, Modern Art Gallery, Via Palestro 16, Milan
• Still Life - Nature morte by Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean is an English visual artist who works primarily in film. She is one of the Young British Artists, and was a nominee for the Turner Prize in 1998.-Life and work:...
from May 12 to June 21, 2009 – Palazzo Dugnani, Via Manin 2, Milan
• Pig Island by Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy , is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.-Life:McCarthy was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and studied art at the University of Utah in 1969. He went on to study at the San Francisco Art Institute receiving a BFA in painting...
from May 20 to July 4, 2010 – Palazzo Citterio, Via Brera 14, Milan