Marco Rossi Lecce, artist, curator, and gallerist, dies at 79
Marco Rossi Lecce, a significant contributor to Rome's cultural landscape, passed away on January 21, 2025, at the age of 79. He was born on May 3, 1946, in Imperia and was known as an artist, writer, gallerist, and curator. In 1980, he established Carlo Erba's archive with Enrico Crispolti, highlighting the involvement of the Battaglione lombardo Volontari Ciclisti Automobilisti in WWI. He also revived interest in artists from the 1914 Famiglia Artistica di Milano exhibition. A graduate of the Accademia di belle arti di Roma, he opened a gallery near the Pantheon in 1989, moving it in 2001. He was part of the Festival Visionaria jury from 2005 to 2008, wrote as Redlec, and created the documentary Sulle tracce del futurismo (2009). A wake is scheduled for January 24, 2025.
Key facts
- Marco Rossi Lecce died on January 21, 2025, at age 79.
- He was born in Imperia on May 3, 1946.
- He founded the Carlo Erba archive in 1980 with Enrico Crispolti.
- He opened the gallery Altri lavori in corso in 1989.
- He wrote under the pseudonym Redlec.
- He produced the documentary Sulle tracce del futurismo in 2009.
- He was a jury member for Festival Visionaria from 2005 to 2008.
- His gallery moved to Vicolo del Governo Vecchio in 2001.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Rossi Lecce
- Carlo Erba
- Enrico Crispolti
- Alberto Ziveri
- Piero Sadun
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
- Umberto Boccioni
- Antonio Sant'Elia
- Mario Sironi
- Luigi Russolo
- Anselmo Bucci
- Mario Buggelli
- Zeno Birolli
- Domenico Nardone
- Maurizio Carrassi
- Fabio Solimini
Institutions
- Accademia di belle arti di Roma
- Cooperativa d'arti visive Alzaia di Roma
- Il Campo
- Studio Rossi Lecce
- Alice e Altri lavori in corso
- Festival Visionaria
- Archivio Carlo Erba
- PAC di Milano
- Famiglia Artistica di Milano
- Mazzotta
- Marietti
- De Luca
- Arte Mondadori
- Il Grifo
- Borelli editore
- Damster Editore
- Policlinico Umberto I
- Tempietto Egizio del Verano
- Comune di Roma
Locations
- Roma
- Imperia
- Milano
- Siena
- Piombino
- Vicolo del Governo Vecchio
- Pantheon
- Monte Ortigara
- Italy