The Influential Muses - Robert Rauschenberg, "Dante Drawings" “Dante Drawings”: Dante's Inferno according to Robert Rauschenberg. In the "Italian Rooms", the Italian Cultural Institute of New York continues to investigate the reflections and echoes of the universe of "Comedy" that prolonged over the centuries. For the series "The Influential Muses”, Laura Mattioli, president of the CIMA-Center for Italian Modern Art in New York,
Bénédicte de Montlaur: the International Activity of the World Monuments Fund More than 700 sites conserved and advocacy for more than 800 treasured places embracing the history of humanity. This is the mission of the World Monuments Fund which protects the architectural and cultural heritage all over the world which is often damaged by time, neglect, natural forces but also through human intervention.
The Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio The Gardens of the “Stanze italiane” open their doors to visitors from all over the world to honor the value of the Italian landscape. The first content of the room is dedicated to the monumental garden of Valsanzibio (Padua), which you will discover together with the director of the ICI in New York Fabio Finotti and Armando Pizzoni
The fourth concert of the Boccherini–Beethoven Cycle with Quartetto Adorno The “Flute Quintet in G minor, op. 19 n. 2”, the “Flute Quintet in E flat major, op. 17 n. 6” by Luigi Boccherini and the “String Quartet in B flat major, op. 130 n. 13” by Beethoven make up the program of the last concert of the Adorno Quartet with Andrea Oliva,
The Influential Muses - Andy Warhol, "The Disquieting Muses (After de Chirico)" «Every time I saw de Chirico’s paintings I felt close to him. Every time I saw him I felt I had known him forever”»… “The Disquieting Muses (After de Chirico)” gives birth to a hybrid kaleidoscope between the master of American Pop Art, Andy Warhol, and the Italian metaphysical painter, acknowledged
The Influential Muses - Bill Viola, "Emergence" For the video lesson series “The Influential Muses” presented in the Gallery, Laura Mattioli, President of CIMA-Center for Italian Modern Art in New York, talks about “Emergence” by Bill Viola. A work created on distant echoes between contemporary and fifteenth-century art by an undisputed master of modern-day video art, who takes his cue from the fresco
The Influential Muses - Andy Warhol, "Last Supper" Nearly 100 variations on the same subject in silkscreens, paintings and sketches on paper. The cycle closing a career, that of Andy Warhol. We are talking about “Last Supper”, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper”, a powerful reiteration of the principles that informed the entire artistic life of the most important representative of American
Giovanna Silva, Archivi, Synthesis It is called “Archivi, Syntehesis”, it is a photographic exhibition by Giovanna Silva and it is the winning project of “Cantica21. Italian Contemporary Art Everywhere”, promoted by Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture From December 9, 2021 to January 8, 2022 it will be hosted at the Park Avenue location of the Italian Cultural Institute in New
The Bridge Book Award 2021 On Tuesday, December 14, the winners of the 2021 edition of “The Bridge Book Award” will be announced. The award, now in its sixth edition, was conceived and is organized by Maria Ida Gaeta, founder of the Casa delle Letterature and the International “Letterature” Festival in Rome, and it is supported also by the Italian Cultural Institute in
Venetian Glass Beads: history, images, music The Design Workshop of the “Stanze italiane” hosts a whole new section dedicated to the “world” of Venetian glass beads. Thanks to Francesca Rizzoni’s idea and words, we discover an ancient and precious form of craftsmanship, inscribed in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Historical notes and iconography on this refined form of craftsmanship
