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.