Giorgina Venosta – Portraits: Giorgina and Art

Giorgina loves art, becoming an expert. Among her friends are genuine artists—not necessarily limited to traditional fields such as painting and sculpture: the “archistars” who surround her, from Pierluigi Cerri to Gae Aulenti, are architects as well as designers, with art always permeating their work. Tomàs Maldonado, partner of Inge Feltrinelli, born a painter and a founding member of the Argentine avant-garde group Arte Concreto, later in life becomes a writer, focusing mainly on visual art and information theory. These are close friends of Giorgina, who, first as the head of the Milan branch of Christie’s auction house and later as a partner in “Consulenza d’arte” together with Giovanni Godi and Ludovico Caumont Caimi, surrounds herself with beautiful people and things—so much so that her Milan home deserves a feature in the specialist magazine “Domus.” Even in her passion for art, she embraces solidarity: a close friend of Giulia Maria Crespi, founder of FAI – Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano, she generously supports not only the organization’s core objectives and activities but, together with her second husband Aldo Bassetti, also finances important restorations.

Bibliography:
G. CAPROTTI, Le ossa dei Caprotti. Una storia italiana, 2024/3.