In a little less than a year, Milan will host the universal non-commercial exposition, EXPO Milano 2015. This exhibition, following the theme, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” will focus on the problems of world nutrition and the depletion of earth’s finite resources. It will probe visitors to ask questions, think deeply and explore […]
During April 2014, renowned Italian street artist Alicé Pasquini left her mark on New York City while on a visit to the East coast. Pasquini completed three painted murals. The first is located on the side of an abandoned restaurant in Rockaway beach. The picture is part of an initiative by Beautify Earth to reinvigorate […]
On Saturday the prestigious London museum of art and design, Victoria and Albert Museum, showcased their exhibit “The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945–2014.” Sponsored by renowned Italian fashion powerhouse Bulgari, the show presents the most comprehensive display on the history of Italian fashion to date. The exhibit starts with an in-depth look at the country’s […]
The Annual Gala of La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi is one of the highlights of Italian New York each year, and this year’s event dazzled. The evening is dedicated to the integration of Italian culture and education in New York and beyond. La Scuola, founded in 1977, is a cornerstone in the Italian community in […]
March 20th, 2014 is a memorable day for Italian cultural history in New York with the signing of a “Memorandum of Understanding” between La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi and the University for Foreigners of Perugia (UFP), which takes La Scuola as its model. In the coming months, the Upper East Side Scuola d’Italia, a true […]
Aiming to promote culture and language, the Italian Consulate General in New York is working on a new initiative aimed at creating an English-Italian bilingual section in New York public schools. The Consulate General will develop this project under the Two-Way Bilingual Education Program, an instructional design model outlining methods for the integration of limited English speakers […]
Giovanni Allevi, an Italian pianist, composer and conductor, has garnered lots of attention with his Piano Solo Tour 2014. On March 5th, a full audience of 2,400 at the Teatro Degli Arcimboldi in Milan gave Allevi a standing ovation at the first performance on his cross-country stint. The March 12th performance in Naples and March 13th performance […]
Paolo Sorrentino’s masterpiece La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) won the Oscar for best foreign language film Sunday night March 2. This is 11th Italian film in history to receive an Oscar. An ode to Rome, the film depicts la città eterna as gorgeous, cryptic but full of life. The film’s stupendous cinemetography by Luca Bigazzi […]
TEDxRoma presented Out of the Box at the Teatro Olimpico in Rome to an audience of over 1,000 on February 22, 2014. Leaders with diverse expertise in a variety of fields shared their views on Rome, art, media, technology and business – shedding light on the modernity of the Eternal city. The speakers revealed the contemporary […]
2014 looks to be a promising year for the promotion of twentieth-century Italian art in New York City. The February openings of two new Italian Futurist exhibitions shed light on this dynamic and often misunderstood movement in Italian art. The Guggenheim Museum presents Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe in its iconic rotunda. Organized by Curator […]