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 […]
Incompiuto Siciliano, from the Italian for “unfinished”, is “…the most prominent Italian architectural style since WWII”, according to Humboldt Books, the publisher of Incompiuto: The Birth of a Style. A team spent ten years documenting half-completed and never-finished infrastructure projects from the Italian Alps to Sicily. The stunning collection of photographs makes the case for […]
Merchants may soon face harsh penalties for selling knock-off shoes, clothes and other items under the Interior Ministry’s new “safe beaches” directive. As reported by Il Sole 24 Ore, vendors of counterfeit goods could be slapped with fines up to €15,000 ($17,500 USD), and anyone who knowingly purchases fake items may be fined €7,000 ($8,150). […]
Milan, once a central nexus for air-travel, may regain that distinction thanks to the efforts of Air Italy. Formerly known as Meridiana, nearly half of Air Italy was purchased by Qatar Airways in 2017. Qatar Airways is one of the world’s top-ranked airlines. With a hub in Milan, Air Italy is taking steps to re-center […]
The Borghi Antichi Cultura Arti Scienze (BACAS) artistic center is opening its doors to artists in Italy. Conceived in New York City by artist Pietro Costa and poet Denver Butson, BACAS was proposed as a place for creatives to convene and collaborate, to share ideas and inspiration in a residency format. For over a decade, […]
When most people imagine art, “data” is not their first thought. Numbers—be they quantities, statistics, or values—exist solely in the realm of analytics, a far-cry from the creative and liberated concept of “art”. For information designer Federica Fragepane however, this could not be further from the truth. In Fragepane’s eyes, data and art are inseparable; […]
The iconic figures and captivating forms of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti are on display in New York’s Guggenheim Museum through September 12, 2018. Born at the turn of the 20th century in the Swiss Alps to Italian parents, Alberto Giacometti came up along fellow artists Picasso, Balthus, and Max Ernst, among others. Like many Surrealists, […]
This summer and fall, Palermo is home to the 12th installment of Manifesta, a festival dedicated to the exchange of art across the world. The festival features works by landscape architect Gilles Clément of France, contemporary artist Jelili Atiku of Nigeria, and screenwriter/Palermo native Giorgio Vasta. Notable locations include Palazzo Forcella De Seta, Teatro Garibaldi, […]
Sixteen paintings by the 18th century Italian artist Antonio Canova are on display for the first time in the US. “Canova e la Danza”, put on by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York in association with the Gypsoteca e Museo Canova, is free and open to the public. Considered the greatest artist of the […]