virtual exhibit > Lorenzo Marini: Alphatype21
Discover the virtual exhibit Alphatype21 by Milanese artist Lorenzo Marini exploring typography and color in mixed media and installation works merging visual art and poetry. After the landmark exhibition held in Venice at the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, an exhibition of originals at the Gaggenau Design Elementi Hub in Milan, Italy and a preview at […]
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online book > Geronimo Stilton’s A Thousand Wonders: A Journey to Discover Italy.
There is a new mouse-tastic treasure hunt dedicated to the beauties of Italy. The protagonist is Geronimo Stilton – the mouse journalist most loved by children all over the world. Born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami, Geronimo explores our country in a new 224-page book entitled Mille Meraviglie Viaggio alla scoperta dell’Italia (A Thousand […]
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Italian language & culture course for kids > A Journey to Discover Italy
“A Journey to Discover Italy” – Kids 7+ Italian Language & Culture Summer Course In collaboration with the Istituto Italiano Di Cultura Los Angeles, Fondazione Italia is excited to offer a summer 2021 kids course based on a special edition of Geronimo Stilton, “Mille Meraviglie” created for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Join Geronimo […]
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meeting > IICLA BOOKCLUB Online: Viola Ardone “Il treno dei bambini”
The readers of the Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles bookclub will discuss the novel “Il treno dei bambini” (Einaudi, 2019) by Viola Ardone. If you are interested in joining, read here first.
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book presentation > The Fishing Net and the Spider Web. Mediterranean Imaginaries and the Making of Italians
In this book, Claudio Fogu, Associate Professor of Italian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, explores the role of Mediterranean imaginaries in one of the preeminent tropes of Italian history: the formation or ‘making of’ Italians. While previous scholarship on the construction of Italian identity has often focused too narrowly on the territorial notion of […]
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webinar > “The Spirit of Caesar in the Soul of a Woman.” Artemisia Gentileschi, the woman, the artist
Following the acquisition of a major painting by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-post 1654), the most famous woman painter of the Seventeenth Century Italy, Davide Gasparotto, Senior Curator of Paintings at the Getty Museum, will revisit Artemisia’s life and career, situating the picture within her extraordinary artistic trajectory. Registration required. REGISTER HERE Davide Gasparotto is Senior […]
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webinar > Dante Out of the Book: From African-American Writers to Theater in US Jails
Dennis Looney, Ron Jenkins and Nicole Pagano will discuss the African-American writers’ responses to the Divine Comedy in the 19th and 20th century, and the diverse theatrical interpretations of Dante’s poem held in US jails, focusing on the inspiration that Dante has given to modern readers to express their social condition and their desire for […]
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webinar > The Metamorphosis of Beatrice. Love and Justice from Dante’s “Vita Nova” to the “Commedia”
A presentation by prof. Marco Veglia. How many representations of Beatrice does Dante’s poetry convey? If she were divine, she was also cruel prior to the Divine Comedy. It is there, in the “Commedia”, that she changes for the love of Dante, and he does the same for the love of her. Once extraneous to […]
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special event (online) > Food and Culture: An Italian Perspective
A thought-provoking celebration of Italian food culture featuring talks by influencers, scholars, and chefs. FREE to all, but registration is required. Reserve your ticketn from here Flyer ProgramOpening Remarks:Dr. Federico Pacchioni, Sebastian P., and Marybelle Musco, Chair in Italian Studies; Silvia Chiave, Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles “The Soul of Italian Food,” a conversation […]
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webinar > Dante’s Inferno: a Discussion with Sandow Birk & Sean Meredith
The well-known Los Angeles artist and illustrator Sandow Birk and the director and screenwriter Sean Meredith will present their Dante’s Inferno (2008, 76 ‘- MoMA Film Archive permanent collection), a film adaptation of the homonymous volume illustrated by Birk with texts by Marcus Sanders (Chronicle Books, 2004), a modern adaptation of Dante’s Inferno. Almost one […]
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