MARIO MAZZOLENI
What was the idea behind your foundation? It is an important step toward giving our work further lustre. A publicly recognized foundation would allow us to organise large, public events that would hence enable us to attract thousands of people. We immediately became enamoured with this idea as in this way, we would be able to promote a great, contemporary artistic heritage.
activities as a gallery owner and to art itself, a world that I had never abandoned completely during my sportive period. Simona and I opened a beautiful, contemporary art gallery together, and after my referee career ended, we started thinking about how to expand nationally. Today, we no longer just have the one exhibition space in Alzano Lombardo, but also at the Castel Monastero in Siena, Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Porto Cervo, Venice and our newest venture at Porto Piccolo in Trieste. This was a significant expansion that involved many sacrifices and a lot of effort, even from a physical point of view. But we are ecstatic as we are moving forward with the wind at our backs, driven by the enthusiasm that characterizes us and by that bit of luck, that never hurts.
Public exhibitions and important events, with many VIP’s… Exhibitions in big cities and in prestigious public contexts, with lots of people and above all, with many young individuals - this is the focal point of our mission: to teach younger generations about art, culture and beauty. Today’s youth no longer study our past or
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