Mario Pieroni, Gallerist Who Moved Art Beyond the Gallery, Dies at 89
Mario Pieroni passed away on 17 October 2026 at the age of 89, marking the end of a remarkable career spanning more than fifty years in the realm of Italian contemporary art. He initiated his journey in 1970 in Pescara, collaborating with his family's business and inviting artists for the Dal mondo delle idee project. In 1975, he established Galleria Pieroni in Pescara, where he presented Luciano Fabro's Allestimento teatrale. After meeting sociologist Dora Stiefelmeier in 1977, he moved the gallery to Rome in January 1979, showcasing works by Gino De Dominicis and others. The gallery closed in 1992 after hosting over sixty exhibitions. In 1991, he founded Zerynthia, and Atelier nel bosco ran from 1997 to 2002. RAM was created in 2003, followed by SAM in 2004, and No Man's Land opened in 2016 in Abruzzo.
Fatti principali
- Mario Pieroni died on 17 October 2026 at age 89
- He entered the art world in Pescara in 1970 via his family's furniture and antiques firm
- Galleria Pieroni opened in 1975 in the Bagno Borbonico of Pescara's Fortezza Reale with Luciano Fabro's Allestimento teatrale
- The gallery relocated to via Panisperna in Rome in January 1979, opening with Gino De Dominicis, Jannis Kounellis and Ettore Spalletti
- It closed in 1992 after more than sixty exhibitions, with a Bertrand Lavier solo show
- Zerynthia was founded in 1991; Atelier nel bosco ran with the Accademia di Francia from 1997 to 2002
- RAM – radioartemobile was founded in 2003 from a project selected under the European Culture 2000 programme
- No Man's Land, by Yona Friedman and Jean-Baptiste Decavèle, opened at Loreto Aprutino in 2016 across more than two hectares
Entità
Artisti
- Mario Pieroni
- Dora Stiefelmeier
- Getulio Alviani
- Ettore Spalletti
- Luciano Fabro
- Jannis Kounellis
- Mario Merz
- Francesco Lo Savio
- Vettor Pisani
- Gino De Dominicis
- Marco Bagnoli
- Remo Salvadori
- Giuseppe Uncini
- Gerhard Richter
- Sol LeWitt
- Dan Graham
- Bertrand Lavier
- Carla Accardi
- Giulio Paolini
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Yona Friedman
- Jean-Baptiste Decavèle
- Federico Fusj
- Salvadori
- Bagnoli
- Levini
- Mario Ceroli
- Laura Grisi
- Giacomo Balla
- Christine Ferry
- Alvin Curran
- Gianfranco Baruchello
- Alberto Garutti
- Donatella Spaziani
- Gülsün Karamustafa
- Stefano Chiodi
- Livia Montagnoli
- Manuela De Leonardis
- Andrea Carella
- Alighiero Boetti
- Emilio Prini
- Dennis Oppenheim
- Massimo Bassiri
- Franz West
- Günther Förg
- Jan Vercruysse
- Daniele Pieroni
- Rita Levi Montalcini
- Fernanda Pivano
- Goffredo Petrassi
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Hans-Ulrich Obrist
- Dimitri Prigov
- Alessandro Cocchieri
- Vito Acconci
- Mirosław Bałka
- Jimmie Durham
- Ignacio Iglesias
- Joseph Kosuth
- Luigi Ontani
- Massimo Mattioli
- Plinio De Martiis
- Franz Kline
- Jackson Pollock
- Dora Stiefelmaier
- Ludovico Pratesi
- Thierry de Cordier
- Bruna Esposito
- Elisabetta Benassi
- Germano Celant
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Lorenzo Benedetti
- Laura Cherubini
- Cecilia Casorati
- Giacinto di Pietrantonio
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
Istituzioni
- Galleria Pieroni
- Zerynthia
- RAM – radioartemobile
- SAM – SoundArtMuseum
- RAM LIVE
- MPDS
- Accademia di Francia
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
- Cittadellarte
- Centro Civico per l'Arte Contemporanea di Serre di Rapolano
- No Man's Land
- Culture 2000
- Inside Art
- MAXXI
- Quodlibet
- SAM SoundArtMuseum
- Fondazione No Man's Land
- Artribune
- Zerynthia – Associazione per l'Arte Contemporanea
- No Man's Land Foundation
- Villa Pacchiani
- Fondazione Pescarabruzzo
- MicHub
- Bagno Borbonico
- Arti Visive
- RAM – Radio Arte Mobile
- Atelier del Bosco
- Villa Medici
- Accademia Belgica
Luoghi
- Pescara
- Italy
- Bagno Borbonico
- Fortezza Reale
- Rome
- via Panisperna
- Loreto Aprutino
- Abruzzo
- Serre di Rapolano
- via Panisperna 203
- via Oslavia
- Rapolano
- Paliano
- Spoltore
- Santa Croce sull'Arno
- Esquilino
- Fori Imperiali
Fonti
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