Non-Places and the Spaces in Between
“Non-Places and the Spaces in Between” reflects upon notions of identity as shaped by the current complex sociopolitical climate including the instability of borders and the alienating state of individualism endorsed by capitalism.On view until December 6, 2019 – Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm Using the concept of Non-Places as defined by anthropologist […]
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Luca Santaniello & Italian Dreams
Luca Santaniello, New York drummer, composer and band leader, takes you through a musical journey made of Italian colors inspired dreams, together with two other Italian interpreters of Jazz music known for their widely recognized endeavors in the international Jazz scene: pianist Rita Marcotulli with her majesty, finesse and sophistication, and the long time friend […]
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Jhumpa Lahiri -“The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories” – Settimana della Lingua Italiana
On the occasion of the publication of “The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories” the Italian Cultural Institute welcomes Jhumpa Lahiri, editor of the volume, in conversation with Stefano Albertini, Director of Casa Italiana at NYU. The talk is in collaboration with Penguin Random House and Rizzoli Bookstore. A landmark collection of stories selected and […]
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A Night of Philosophy
A Night of Philosophy is a new thing. It suggests a brilliant future where nightlife and philosophy, everyday life and art, would merge. Join us for this 12-hour, multimedia delve into philosophy.Italian Philosophers participating in the NoP at The New School: Emanuele Coccia, Barbara Carnaveli, Gloria Origgi. The event includes: 48 Philosophy Lectures12 PerformancesArt on […]
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Ensamble / Parallax – Concert
Contemporary music and multimedia group Ensamble / Parallax presents an all-Italian program in collaboration with mezzo-soprano Kathleen Roland, featuring music by iconoclastic composer Salvatore Sciarrino and Stanford professor Patricia Alessandrini. The program includes Sciarrino’s Infinito Nero (Black Infinity), in which extraordinarily delicate passages are linked to the dark visions and utterances of the 16th century […]
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Elena Volpato and FLAT (Torino’s Art Book Fair) present “Dieter Roth”
As part of the “Classrom” program at the New York Art Book Fair, Elena Volpato, curator of Contemporary Art Collection at GAM in Turin, presents “Dieter Roth. Pages,” a book that for the first time brings together all the diaries, notebooks, copy books and artist’s books of one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century […]
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Summertime
Looking forward to seeing you in September, when our events will resume. During the months of July and August, the Institute is open to the public from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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Premio New York Exhibition: Fatma Bucak and Antonio Fiorentino
Opening of the exhibition by Fatma Bucak and Antonio Fiorentino, winners of the 2018/19 Premio New York. Curated by Isin Onol. On view until July, 3 – Monday through Friday, from 10am to 5pm. The exhibition reflects on the research processes of Fatma Bucak and Antonio Fiorentino, throughout their residency period at ISCP (International […]
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Bebo Ferra – Paolino Dalla Porta Duo
Bebo Ferra: acoustic and classical guitar; Paolino Dalla Porta: acoustic bass. Bebo Ferra and Paolino Dalla Porta have been collaborating since 1995 in various groups and recording projects. The duo was born in 1997 following an invitation by the “Centro Meridionale di Cultura italiana” for a festival of acoustic duos and original music, in Bologna, […]
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Primo Levi at 100: If This Is a Man
To commemorate the centennial of the author’s birth, writers, performers, and scholars gather for a multilingual, full-length reading of his seminal memoir. “Many people—many nations—can find themselves believing, more or less consciously, that “every stranger is an enemy.””—Primo Levi, preface to “If This Is a Man’. In 1947, just three years after he was liberated […]
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