The archipelago is part of the Marine Protected Area of Punta Campanella. The property then passed to another famous Russian dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, who bought it in 1989: shortly after his death in 1993, the archipelago passed into the hands of other private individuals.
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In 1924, the Russian choreographer and dancer Leonide Massine bought the archipelago, having a magnificent villa built on those ruins which the architect Le Corbusier further embellished. Li Galli has always exercised a great charm, so much so that it is coveted by many famous people. According to an old toponymy, the three-island archipelago was called Le Sireneuse, because according to a dating legend it was inhabited by splendid sirens, who with their song managed to charm passing sailors, with an obvious reference also to the journey of Ulysses. Three islands form the archipelago, Gallo Lungo, La Rotonda and La Castelluccia, and together they integrate an extremely suggestive marine protected area. Previous artists invited to attend the residency in Li Galli include Agnieska Gratza (2015) Karen Kilimnik (2015) Asli Çavusoglu (2015).The Li Galli islands make up a tiny archipelago between Capri and Positano, one of the most evocative places not only in Campania, but in the whole Mediterranean. Following the residency period, a selection of visual material gathered by the artists is presented on the Fiorucci Art Trust website. After being a ‘stage’ for the Ballets Russes, today Li Galli lends itself to be a creative platform in a broader sense, adding present-day mythologies to the rich layers of the past.Īrtists will be invited to stay in Li Galli for a period of minimum two weeks and a maximum of one month, with maximum three artists in residency at a time. The programme draws inspiration from the unique history of the island and looks to Messine’s ambition to facilitate the contamination between artistic disciplines, as this is a crucial process towards cultural innovation.
GALLO LUNGO SERIES
This new series of inspirational residencies aims to bring multiple iconographies and representations of Li Galli into existence. The selection takes into consideration potential and existing affinities with the extremely charged context of this island. Among the invited participants were Nick Mauss, Ken Okiishi, Paolo Gonzato, Isaac Julien, Runa Islam, Michael Clark, Bice Curiger, Enrico David, Anthea Hamilton, Sissi, and many others.įollowing the successful legacy of these past, informal invitations, in 2015 Giovanni Russo has chosen to make Li Galli accessible to a wider network of artists through a programme of artist residencies, selected and curated by Fiorucci Art Trust. Fornisce informazioni su: velocità del vento, direzione del vento, pressione atmosferica, temperatura, umidità e visibilità. In 2012, Fiorucci Art Trust organised a Costume Drama Workshop on Li Galli, inspired by the Ballets Russes. Scopri come è il tempo oggi in Gallo Lungo, Campania e come si evolverà il tempo in Gallo Lungo nei prossimi giorni. Massine created a dance studio inside the ancient Sara- cen tower existing on Gallo Lungo, a frequent type of structure in the Mediterranean seascape, which provided a vantage point to sight enemies. In his words, he hoped “to carry on the tradition of Sergei Diaghilev to bring together young painters, composers, writers, dancers and choreographers, to exchange ideas and collaborate on new works’’. Massine’s vision was ”to establish a foundation that will keep the island as a centre of art”. In 1924, Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine bought Li Galli and built ‘Villa Grande’ on Gallo Lungo, also known as Villa Massinem. Indeed, Li Galli was described in Homer’s Odyssey as the place where Ulysses was captivated by sirens. For a start, the name Sirenuse, is a reference to the mythological sirens said to have lived there. The history of this location is incredibly layered. Artists will be staying on the largest of the three islands, called ‘Gallo Lungo’. Also known as Sirenusas (Le Sirenuse), Li Galli is composed of small islands located just off the Amalfi Coast, near Positano and Capri.
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In May 2015 Fiorucci Art Trust begun a new residency programme on the legendary Mediterranean archipelago of Li Galli.