Massimo Sansavini [Forlì 1961], after studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ravenna, he specialised in wood technology and the use of industrial resins applied to art.

In 1999, at the invitation of the director of the São Paulo Art Biennial, he spent three years in Brazil creating sculptures, which were exhibited at the Mu.B.E Museo Brasileiro da Escultura in São Paulo, the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, the MCE Museu in Porto Alegre and the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro, also at the behest of the architect Oscar Niemeyer, whom he met in Rio. 

He has created various sets for RAI, including Paolo Fox’s horoscope, which has been on television for over 14 years.

In 2004 he took part in the Picasso to Botero exhibition curated by Vittorio Sgarbi and Giovanni Faccenda under the patronage of the President of the Republic.

In 2007 he created the Neverland travelling exhibition for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was shown in Berlin, Hamburg, Wolfburg and Nuremberg, curated by Maurizio Vanni and Maurizio Sciaccaluga.

In 2009 he began working with Maison Enrico Coveri, for whom he created designs for fashion and design collections. He was also present in the exhibition on Futurism in Alessandria, where he created the roundabout in Via S. Giovanni Bosco.

In 2010 he was included in the exhibition “Road to Futurism” at the National Museum of China in Beijing and the Guangdong Art Museum in Canton, sponsored by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Cultural Activities. 

He then exhibited in various museums in Italy, Germany, Russia, China, Finland and the United States.

Since 2013 he began to deal with social issues in particular the issue of migrants.

In 2015 he was able to access the former Loran military base in Lampedusa, with the exclusive authorisation of the Court of Agrigento, to take the hulls of migrants and create the Touroperator exhibition, which is now on display in 13 museums.

The Touroperator exhibition in April 2020 obtained the high Patronage of the European Parliament.

In 2021 he inaugurates the Rotonda dei Fiori a monumental public work on the outskirts of the city of Forli, the inauguration is accompanied by the exhibition Prima-Vera curated by Nadia Stefanel and hosted at the Fondazione Dino Zoli Arte Contemporanea, is on display at the Glance Art Studio gallery in Forli.

In 2022 he is on display at Art Luxury Gallery in Milan, and is then featured in the exhibition Tra Sogno e Realtà at the Galleria Comunale Leonardo Da Vinci in Cesenatico curated by Francesca Caldari.

In 2023 he makes the official mask of the Carnival of Gambettola (FC) he then makes the Pallio for the City of Carpineto Romano where a solo exhibition of his work is hosted. He continues the Touroperator Exhibition at the Maritime Museum of Cesenatico under the high patronage of the European Parliament. He is also present at the group exhibitions Riflessi d’Arte in Cava dè Tirreni (SA) and Arte Nel Palazzo in Maiori (SA).

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