Quai Antoine I Studios – A conversation with Lucciano Chessa

Tell us about your artistic practice:

In addition to being a musician, I am also a composer and an artist; my research focuses primarily on twentieth-century artistic experimentation.

I have written key publications and articles on futurism and, as a research professor, have given lectures in prestigious institutions all over the world. 

My concerts and performances have been presented at venues including the Guggenheim in New York and Art Basel Miami, as well as in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles and most recently Oslo.

What does the Artists’ Residency in Monaco offer you?

The Artists’ Residency in the Quai Antoine I Studios is enabling me to develop a multidisciplinary project, “Monaco Veloce”, which is rooted in Monaco and its history.

This project is an audio and video reflection. Its central element is the combustion engine, its stage is the Principality of Monaco and its starting point is the year 1909.

Where can we see your upcoming projects?

Throughout my residency, various events have taken place in the Principality.

A lecture/performance was held on 6 May at the Monaco Multimedia Library.

As part of the Art Monte-Carlo fair, I will present an installation on the stage of the Princess Grace Theatre on 6 July 2024.
The culmination will be a performance on the stage of the Princess Grace Theatre on Friday 13 September 2024 to present the "Monaco Veloce" project.

Finally, as part of the European Heritage Days, there will be a performance at the Princess Grace Theatre on 15 September to which the Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners (OFNI) will be invited. The performance will be fuelled by audio recorded during the Grand Prix motor racing events.

The stage design for the performance will be created in collaboration with postgraduate researchers and students from Pavillon Bosio, where we are revisiting the design put in place by Giacomo Balla for Serge Diaghilev.