The Foundation / What is the Foundation doing?

In 2003 the Nicola Trussardi Foundation has decided to change both its strategies and
its interests: the Foundation focuses all its energies and resources on contemporary art,
producing or exhibiting ambitious works by the most challenging artists of today.
Inspired by similar experiences in London and New York (Art Angel, Public Art Fund),
the Nicola Trussardi Foundation aims at presenting contemporary art in both historical
and symbolic spaces of the city of Milan, initiating a dialogue - or at times a
confrontation - with the public. Along with the exhibition program, the Foundation will
produce books and publications, which will circulate independently from the
exhibitions, trying to offer another platform to the work of artists. “Changing its
language and its structure for each project, the Foundation is free to work in very
different situations and contexts, respecting the needs of both artists and audiences”
says artistic director Massimiliano Gioni.
“The Foundation is a flexible structure. It’s not a museum neither a collection: it’s
rather a production centre for the diffusion of contemporary art” explains president
Beatrice Trussardi. “The Foundation thus works on creating different occasions of
dialogues between many institutions, in the city and beyond: the Nicola Trussardi
Foundation is a machine for exploring contemporary art but also a new way to promote
our contemporary culture”.
The collaboration with national and international institutions contributes to make the
Foundation an ideal link between different ways to approach and support
contemporary art and culture.