In November 2021, Andrea Mastrovito, together with director Marco Marcassoli and photographer and graphic designer Walter Carrera, opened “The Drawing Hall” on the outskirts of Bergamo—the first and only space dedicated to contemporary Italian drawing. As a first exhibition, organized on short notice to test the viability of the concept, a solo show by Mastrovito himself was held, featuring approximately 25 drawings selected from the hundreds of pencil sketches the artist created between 2011 and 2014 for the creation of the apse windows of the Church of St. John XXIII in Bergamo, accompanied by a screening of Marcassoli’s documentary “Un luogo, una carezza", which follows the creation of the work step by step with interviews and scenes of the process.
A catalog—”Accarezzare con la matita"—was also published for the exhibition, featuring a wide selection of preparatory drawings, technical texts, and interviews with the artist, architects, and artisans.
The format proved so successful that in the following years, “The Drawing Hall” became a landmark for Italian drawing, attracting artists from across the country.
The Drawing Hall's program for 2021 and beyond is available at
www.thedrawinghall.com