Visita dei nostri vigneti, 45 ettari di terreno calcareo e marnoso dall’esposizione perfetta, della cantina in pisé, con breve approfondimento sulle tecniche di coltivazione e degustazione delle nostre etichette
In our grazing lands, we breed Fassone cows free and besides vines, we cultivate according to byodinamic method hectares of soil devoted to ancient seeds, like rye and small spelt and we produce three organic honeys
Discovering the territory, tasting the Gavi tradition and relaxing in the vineyards: at Locanda La Raia give yourself time means living moments of pure wellness in the nature
Fondazione La Raia – arte cultura territorio was founded in 2013 by Giorgio Rossi Cairo and the art dealer Irene Crocco.Directed since January 2017 by Ilaria Bonacossa, its scientific committee is made up of Flavio Albanese, Marco Galateri di Genola, Vicente Todolì, Stefano Baia Curioni and James Bradburne.
Oak Barrel Baroque, created and produced by Michael Beutler for Fondazione La Raia – arte cultura territorio, is the eighth site-specific project that Fondazione La Raia – arte cultura territorio has commissioned to Italian and international artists since its founding in 2013 by Giorgio Rossi Cairo and the art dealer Irene Crocco. Under the direction of Ilaria Bonacossa since January 2017, the Foundation’s steering committee is composed of Flavio Albanese, Marco Galateri di Genola, Vicente Todolì, Stefano Baia Curioni and James Bradburne.
The Foundation, honoured with the special mention “Fondazione d’impresa” of the Cultura + Impresa award, promotes a critical reflection on the landscape on a national level, through contributions that cover several fields of study.
Artists, philosophers, landscape painters, photographers and architects are invited to experience the landscape’s different elements through contributions and artworks that offer new knowledge opportunities and new identities. The Fondazione’s first initiative was the project Nel Paesaggio – conceived by Irene Crocco and curated by Matilde Marzotto Caotorta – that set the Fondazione’s guidelines.
Artist Remo Salvadori was the first to watch through art lenses this territory from an artist’s perspective, leading to three permanent works: Nel momento, a vertical installation made of sixteen tin elements placed on the manor’s Southern facade, Continuo infinito presente, a continuous ring made of steel cables created on the inauguration day, and Il sabato piantare il cipresso…, Salvadori’s fourth garden, made of marble, water and plants, on the path that connect the wine cellar to Locanda La Raia.
In September 2014 a new permanent work, OUSSSER, was unveiled: it’s an enamel wall painting created by Korean artist Koo Jeong A. at Borgo Merlassino, inside the estate.
In 2015 the Fondazione collaborated with the German artist Michael Beutler, sponsoring his work for the Venice Biennale of 2017 and welcoming BALES 2014/2017 a work consisting of colored plastic bales that can be seen from the Gavi road near Locanda La Raia
In May 2019 Fondazione La Raia, in collaboration with the Piedmont Museum Center and Forte di Gavi, promoted and organized the exhibition Il Corsaro Nero e la vendetta del Gavi by Francesco Jodice. For one year the artist took pictures of the architecture, landscapes, monuments and wine cellars, going through the local stories told in dialect and the protagonists of the history of Gavi and Novi Ligure. This was a new and important step towards deeper knowledge of the landscape in its complexity, thanks to the ability of artists to formulate new visions and questions.
That same year Fondazione La Raia produced BIOMEGA Multiverso: an exhibition by Cosimo Veneziano, at Tenuta Cucco, a property of the Rossi Cairo family at Serralunga d’Alba. The project focused on the use of biotechnologies in the food sector, to reflect on the purchasing procedures of consumers, studied in relation to the principles of neuromarketing.
In 2021 Michael Beutler has returned to La Raia, creating Oak Barrel Baroque, a small shelter in the form of a votive temple built with wooden beams and staves from barriques at the end of their life cycle. The form of the work suggests the architecture of Palladio and the churches seen on the squares of Italian towns, reproportioned in a single building and placed in an unexpected context.
In 2023 a new work, Inventory by Tami Izko, was inaugurated: the biodiversity of La Raia inspired the creation of this chamber of wonders inside a natural cave where 32 porcelain works, natural casts and manual labor objects are enshrined.
La Raia continues to be the a gathering place for discussions on the landscape, fostering a new perception of the territory in which we live.
The Fondazione’s last initiatives
Inventory, una nuova opera alla Raia
A new artist, a new collaborative project, a new installation for the tenth anniversary of Fondazione La Raia. "Inventory", by Tami Izko. The biodiversity of La Raia inspired the creation of this chamber of wonders inside a natural cave where 32 porcelain works, natural casts and manual labor objects are enshrined.
Luca Bergamin encourages the readers of Corriere.it to discover Gavi. You can not miss the charm of Libarna ancient archaeological site, up to the mysterious Fort overlooking Gavi and the contemporary artworks of Fondazione La Raia within our estate.
The new work by Michael Beutler inspired by the landscape of La Raia
Michael Beutler returns to the Raia with Oak Barrel Baroque, a work that resembles a country chapel, a small theatre, a refuge. Artdaily tells about this new project and the principles that inspired it.
Oak Barrel Baroque: Michael Beutler returns to La Raia
Michael Beutler, four years after his project BALES 2014/2017, returns to Gavi to create Oak Barrel Baroque for Fondazione La Raia–arte cultura territorio, a work composed of wooden beams and barrique staves, inspired by the architecture of Palladio ...
BIOMEGA Multiverso is the exhibition of Cosimo Veneziano organized at Tenuta Cucco, the organic farm owned by the Rossi Cairo family at Serralunga d’Alba.
Fondazione La Raia - arte cultura territorio was established with the aim to promote in Italy and abroad a critical reflection on the landscape through contributions that cover several fields of study.
Over the years, Fondazione La Raia has promoted several events and public debates: food for thought on culture, the landscape and the territory through different art disciplines.
