DISCOVERING GUIDO CAGNACCI
On the occasion of the exhibition at the Frick Collection dedicated to Guido Cagnacci ‘s Repentant Magdalen, and in anticipation of the opening at the Italian Cultural Institute of the exhibit of the Dying Cleopatra (from December 2), two renowned art historians and experts of 17th century Italian art, will talk about the life and […]
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AFTER THE FLOOD – Venice and Save Venice 1966-2016
The vulnerability of Italy’s artistic treasures became appallingly clear during the devastating floods of November 1966. The damage wrought in Florence and Venice that month catalyzed supporters around the world to protect and preserve architectural and artistic treasures. What began as an immediate response to the floods in 1966 has evolved into a sustained effort […]
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NIDRA
Nidra, a 60-minute performance for electric guitar and video, is a multi-sensory meditation on the dichotomies of internal and external, the subconscious and conscious, dreams and reality. Starting as space intended to present brand new music for electric guitar, the show features now masterpieces such as Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich, Vampyr! by Tristan Murail, […]
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THE FLOOD Exhibit
THE FLOOD Florence 1966, New York 2012 Photos by Joe Blaustein and Massimo Berruti OPENING OCTOBER 28 2016 AT 6PM On view until November 23 – Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm A forty year old artist and American teacher, Joe Blaustein, found himself in Florence on November 4, 1966 when the Arno overflowed […]
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THE BRIDGE BOOK AWARD – Meet the winners
Meet the winners of the Italian section of the Book Award “The Bridge”: Nadia Terranova, Gli anni al contrario, Einaudi and Marco Belpoliti, Primo Levi di fronte e di profilo, Guanda, in conversation with Stefano Albertini and Victoria De Grazia. Book Award “The Bridge,” this year in its second edition, has been created and promoted […]
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MEDITERANEAN TALES How a movie director and a writer tell migrations
European migrants’ crisis is a crucial and present topic for our society. The ability to deal with it is currently at the center of the debate taking place within the European Union. Artists, directors, photographers and writers, have set for themselves the goal of telling the stories of those who leave their countries, for economic, political, […]
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LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION OF ORLANDO FURIOSO
Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. XVI edizione. On the occasion of the fifth centenary of the first edition of Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso The Italian Cultural Institute presents a round table on Language and Translation of Orlando Furioso in collaboration with City University of New York, NYU and Columbia University. Speakers:Daniela D’Eugenio (The Graduate […]
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Plurilingualism in Italian Fashion and Made in Italy
Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. XVI edizione. Speakers: Eugenia Paulicelli (Professor of Italian and Director of Fashion Studies, Queens College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York) : “La moda e Italian Style tra cultura, storia, identità” Francesca Malagnini (Professor and Director of the Program in Promozione dell’Italia all’estero, Università per […]
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L’Illustrazione in prima pagina
Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. XVI edizione. The relationship between graphic design and publishing spans throughout the twentieth century, presenting several artists who have imprinted many editorial series and entire publishing houses with their individual graphic trait. Suffice to mention Ferenc Pinter and John Alcorn. During the last decade this tradition was revitalized by […]
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ARIOSTO AFTER 500 YEARS: A SYMPOSIUM
Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. XVI edizione. On the occasion of the fifth centenary of the publication of the Orlando Furioso, the City University of New York and New York University in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Columbia University, Department of Italian, are organizing an international symposium attended by eminent scholars, […]
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