“From Venice to the edge of the Universe: thirty years of discoveries with the Hubble Space Telescope”
“From Venice to the edge of the Universe: thirty years of discoveries with the Hubble Space Telescope” is an event part of #weareISSNAF, a series of webinars organized by the Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation, ISSNAF, in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Washington DC, the network of Italian Consulates and Italian […]
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The Story of Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo
In this lecture of the #Raffaello500 Series, Matthias Wiwel, Curator of Sixteenth-Century Italian Paintings, National Gallery – London, will attempt to chart the fiercely competitive and increasingly antagonist relationship between Raphael and Sebastiano dal Piombo —a situation that stimulated artistic breakthroughs for both painters, while also engendering those frequent occupational hazards for artists: paranoia and […]
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Elena Ferrante’s Key Words: Time and Identity in the Neapolitan Quartet- Webinar
In the Neapolitan Quartet, Elena Ferrante sketches a genealogical cycle that extends from the 1950s to the first decade of the new millennium and challenges notions of nationhood, progress, revolution, and even feminism. This conversation between Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Tiziana de Rogatis (Università per Stranieri di Siena) tackles some crucial themes in Elena […]
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Elena Ferrante Global Event – The Lying Life of Adults
The Lying Life of Adults an international celebration of Elena Ferrante’s new novel, hosted by the global network of Italian Cultural Institutes and Europa Editions. A global event for readers with the participation of: Elena Ferrante’s “star translator” Ann Goldstein, authors Nicola Lagioia (Italy, Strega Prize) and Laura Pugno, and special guests t.b.a. for a […]
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Until Further Notice -Webinar series
“Until Further Notice” is a new series, by the Italian Cultural Institute, New York, of online interviews dedicated to the future of the art professions in the era of social distancing. The first two guests are Fiamma Montezemolo and Eugenio Tibaldi. REGISTRATION REQUIRED With “Until Further Notice” the Institute wants to create a virtual […]
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The Production of the Self: Conversations about Marisa Merz
Organized in conjunction with the dedicated artist room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this series of online conversations will focus on the work of pioneering Italian artist Marisa Merz (1926-2019). Join us as international scholars and curators pay homage to Merz’s life and legacy and meditate on aspects of the artist’s practice that are […]
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Titian, the ‘Raphael’ of Venice
In this seminar, organized by the ICI of Toronto, part of the #Raffaello500 series, prof. Giorgio Tagliaferro will discuss how Titian and Raphael, who arguably never met, although in different cultural contexts and under different circumstances, developed somewhat and at the same time, similar innovative techniques and pictorial representations in order to engage the viewers in […]
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Ravenna Festival – Dante’s Celebrations
On September 5 and 13 the city of Ravenna will host a series of events on the occasion of the upcoming 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri. The events can be viewed in live streaming on the page www.ravennafestival.live/live-stream. On September 5, at the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, the […]
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“The Lying Life of Adults” by Elena Ferrante – Book launch
THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS, Elena Ferrante’s first novel in five years, is out on September 1st, and you can pre-order the book at Rizzoli. Launch event in collaboration with the Center for Fiction The Lying Life of Adults is the first novel in five years from Elena Ferrante, author of the bestselling and […]
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On the Footsteps of the Genius: Raphael and Paolo Veronese
In this lecture, part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Raffaello Sanzio’s death –#Raffaello500– Thomas dalla Costa, Harry M. Weinrebe Curatorial Fellow National Gallery, London, will highlight and discuss the numerous similarities between Paolo Veronese and Raphael, not only in terms of style and composition, but also in visual eloquence, graphic intelligence, and […]
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