Centro Pecci School is a Saturday morning programme offering fresh perspectives on art and cinema. The ART programme explores artistic practices and their relationship with the contemporary world, guided by those who study and engage with them every day.
Please note: this masterclass will be held in Italian.
The art market helps shape the circulation of artworks and the conditions in which artists work. Yet the relationship between artistic practice and the market is marked by tensions: financial recognition can support a practice, while also influencing its production and reception. What room remains for experimentation? And where do practices that challenge the system’s logic find their place within it?
Masterclass led by Cornelia Grassi
Drawing on the experience of Cornelia Grassi, founder of the London gallery greengrassi, this masterclass explores the role of galleries and the relationship between cultural and economic value. The pairing Market/Anti-Market offers a framework for examining the scope for artists’ autonomy and the contradictions of a system capable of turning even dissent into value.
How to take part
All classes are held in Italian and take place on Saturdays at 11:00 am in the Centro Pecci cinema, lasting up to one and a half hours. You can attend an individual session or purchase a pass for the ART programme, the CINEMA programme or both. Passes are available for the 2026 series, the 2027 series or the full programme.
- Single session ticket: €5
- Free admission for students, people not in employment, Centro Pecci Members and Association members
The ticket also includes admission to the exhibitions. Programme passes are available.
Cornelia Grassi graduated in Art History from New York University and subsequently earned an MA in the same subject from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. After working in galleries in Milan from 1989, she moved to London in 1997 and opened greengrassi, a contemporary art gallery representing over thirty artists from seven countries. She is currently a member of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the British School at Rome (BSR) and President of the Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD). She serves on the advisory committee of Artists’ Lives, part of the British Library’s National Life Stories oral history programme, and on the board of trustees of 240Project, an arts and health centre in West London providing social support to people experiencing homelessness and marginalisation. She continues to teach as a visiting tutor at Goldsmiths, University of London, Chelsea College of Arts and the Slade School of Fine Art.
