San Diego Italian Film Festival | Summer Series Screenings
The San Diego Italian Film Festival is back this summer for another another series of screenings of italian movies.Starting Thursday, July 12, the screenings will take place in two differents locations: La Paloma Theatre and the Museum of Photographic Arts. My Country by Giancarlo Iannotta | Thursday, July 12 Una donna per amica (A woman as a Friend) by Giovanni Veronesi | […]
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Meet the Curator of LACMA’s Exhibit “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500-1800”
A special lecture held by Leah Lehmbeck, the curator of the LACMA‘s exhibition To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800. Dr. Lehmbeck will address the narrative of the exhibition, as well as the nature of a show made almost entirely from the museum’s permanent collection. Leah Lehmbeck is the Acting Department Head […]
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21st annual iPalpiti Festival
Three Italian laureates will represent Italy at the 21st annual iPalpiti Festival taking place in Los Angeles from June 28 to July 18. Among the twenty-five prize-winning artists chosen from 17 countries there will be Davide and Sara De Ascaniis (known as DUO De Ascaniis) and violinist Lorenzo Mazzamuto. iPalpiti (meaning “heartbeat” in Italian) showcases exceptionally gifted […]
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To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500-1800
Assembled entirely from LACMA’s permanent collection, this exhibition reveals the depth of Rome’s impact from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, before rising individualism, internationalism, and the optimistic equilibrium between secular and religious forces caused the city’s ultimate marginalization. Organized by LACMA Info at https://bit.ly/2MMRVwn
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Make Music Day 2018 Under the Stars: Alex Cole Rocks
A special concert by under the stars by the singer, composer and rock guitarist Alex Cole, accompanied by Michael Dwyer on bass and Alejandro Mercado on drums, on the occasion of Make Music Day, an international free celebration of music held on the same day in more than 800 cities in 110 countries around the […]
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Palm Springs International Shortfest
5 Italian short films will be screened at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, starting Wednesday. I Have a Message for You by Matan Rochlitz | Wednesday, June 20 Lobster Dinner by Gregorio Franchetti | Friday, June 22 Magic Alps by Andrea Brusa, Marco Scotuzzi | Friday, June 22 Mon Amour, Mon Ami by Adriano Valerio | Saturday, June 23 […]
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The Chiaroscuro Woodcut: An Introduction to the Exhibition
Naoko Takahatake, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will introduce The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, the first major exhibition on the subject in the United States. On view at LACMA from June 4 – September 16, 2018, and then traveling to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, […]
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Italian Movie Night: Ti Presento un Amico (2010)
Italian Movie Night on Thursday, June 7 at the Regency Theater in San Juan Capistrano with the screening of Ti Presento un Amico, a movie directed by Carlo Vanzina. SYNOPSIS: Marco Ferretti is a handsome Italian manager who lives in London and he has sworn off women after a difficult affair. When Marco goes back to Italy for […]
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Not an Artist: Toyboyz Edition – Exhibit extended until November 2
After much acclaim the exhibit NOT AN ARTIST – Toyboyz Edition has been extended until November 2. The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles and IED – Istituto Europeo di Design – present NOT AN ARTIST – Toyboyz Edition an exhibition investigating the artistic phenomenon of Toy Design through the work of four distinguished personalities:Fidia Falaschetti, […]
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Not an Artist: Toyboyz Edition – Round Table
On the occasion of the Los Angeles Design Festival (June 7-10) and of the opening of the exhibit NOT AN ARTIST – TOYBOYZ EDITION, the Institute is pleased to host a round table discussion dedicated to the emerging professions in contemporary art with special attention to the field of toy design. The Toy Designer as a […]
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