The renowned director, Michele Placido, returned to the film making scene with his 14th film at the premiere of the Rome Film Festival 2022: L’ombre di Caravaggio (The Shadow of Caravaggio). Most known for tackling controversial and delicate issues, Placido brings to life the artist and his dramatic life and works. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, […]
In August 2020, a port area of Beirut experienced a horrible and deadly explosion that damaged a diverse array of paintings and antiques. However, one anonymous painting that was impaled by shards of glass resulted in an extraordinary discovery. Officially declared by experts, the anonymous painting is from one the greatest 17th-century Italian painters, Artemisia […]
On October 28, NYU Casa Italiana will be hosting the launch of WICIP, the first international project dedicated to promoting Italian written, produced, and directed by women. The organization has the mission to “showcase women’s talent in cinema and promote Women Empowerment in an inclusive format”. The WICIP project was created by Angela Prudenzi and […]
This fall the Minneapolis Institute of Art brings a new exhibition about Sandro Botticelli and his relationship to the Renaissance era in Florence. Set to take place from October 16, 2022, to January 8, 2023, the exhibition will display not only works of Botticelli, but also of artists who were active during his time. All […]
The French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier is under the limelight after the Uffizi museum in Florence announces it will be suing due to “unauthorized use” of Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus”, its Italian Renaissance masterpiece. Known for housing the greatest works of the Renaissance, such as Leonardo da Vinci to Michelangelo, they claim that […]
Considered one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world, the international contemporary art exhibition makes its return. Continuing its tradition of choosing an intellectual to spear the show, this year the intellectual soul chosen is none other than New York-based and Italian-raised Cecilia Alemani. The curator and artistic director has opened the doors […]
As fashion week ends, two Italian designers launch the Fornasetti Collection to the American public. The project showcases Fornasetti’s most iconic images in mosaic art, including Ortensia, Bocca, Serratura and Soli in Capri. With this collection, the Vicenza born mosaic company hopes to create a new concept in the decoration scene. For the first time, […]
Once remembered as the legendary home of rock and roll, punk, and dance, CBGB will now become a hub for the arts. The famed venue will be featuring the works of emerging Italian painter Leonardo Meoni in his first ever solo exhibit in New York City. Art gallery Amanatia was founded by two art world […]
For the first time in history, the consulate of Italy in the Michigan metropolis has announced its participation in “Detroit Month of Design” alongside the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan with its cultural initiative “Love IT Detroit”. Led by Consul Allegra Baistrocchi, Love IT Detroit is a “festival dedicated to Italian creativity”. Throughout the month […]
Due to be published in October, Italy’s historic Treccani dictionary plans to register the feminine form of nouns and adjectives to abolish gender stereotypes in their new edition. The book marks a break from tradition by inserting the feminine form of nouns and adjectives alongside the masculine. Therefore, with the order being alphabetical, if searching […]