From June, 2018, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is showing the exhibition To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800. The works were assembled entirely from LACMA’s collection of Roman art. The gallery aims to show Rome’s progression over the centuries from Republic to Empire, from capital of the Christian […]
In the western world, few nations can claim to have had such a monumental impact on the art as Italy. From the Romans to the Futurists, Italy has been at the forefront of the art world. With a legacy such as this many developing artists find themselves constantly in the shadow of their ancestors. Enter […]
On October 22, the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF) heled a press conference hosted by the Italian Embassy. The press conference was about the great strides that Italian scientists living in the US have made over the past few years. Most notably Doctor Emilio Bizzi, who is an Emeritus Investigator at […]
This past year, 56 of LVMH’s fashion houses were opened to the public across four continents as part of Les Journées Particulières. Many of these had never been seen from the outside, but whose methods were akin to a secret formula. With this initiative, the artisans and their very methods are there to observe and marvel […]
Considered one of the most sought-after works in the world, the Caravaggio masterpiece, The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, was stolen from the Oratorio di San Lorenzo in Palermo, Sicily in 1969. Clues have emerged that implicate the Sicilian mafia in its theft, but the painting remains missing. Recently, on October 15, 2018, a […]
The Strega Prize is Italy’s most prestigious literary award. The 2018 recipient is Helena Janeczek, a naturalized Italian citizen who was raised in Germany by Polish parents. She is the first woman to have received the honor since 2003. Her winning novel, called La Ragazza con la Leica (The Girl with the Camera) documents the […]
CIMA has hosted several exhibitions over the years, mostly focusing on the early modernist works of famous Italian modern artists. Their first exhibition in 2015 was of the works of the famous Italian Futurist multimedia artist Fortunato Depero. This past year’s exhibition was of the works of Greco Italian artist Alberto Savinio. However, more interestingly […]
September 24, the American designer fashion company Michael Kors announced that they are in talks to buy Versace for 2.35 billion US dollars. Kors a is a company primarily known for its hand bags, has been buying up more and more fashion companies. In 2017 the company bought the British designer brand Jimmy Choo for […]
New excavations at the famous House of the Vettii, in Pompeii have revealed a new fresco of the god Priapus. The fresco depicts the god weighing his phallus on a scale against the weight of gold coins. By todays standards this may seem a rather vulgar image to have in one’s home however, for the […]
In August 2018, Mariangela Zappia took office as Italy’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. With her appointment marks a historic moment for Italy as she is the first woman to hold the position. This historic fact is not the only remarkable aspect about Zappia as she has over three decades of experience as a […]