Artists and Experimental Cinema in Italy 1960–1970 – Hammer Museum
On the occasion of the Hammer Museum exhibit Marisa Merz: The Sky is a Great Space this selection of extremely rare short films, including Il Mostro Verde, features Merz’s Living Sculpture, revealing the exciting, eclectic collaborations among painters, poets, directors, and theater actors in 1960s Italy. Films by Tonino De Bernardi and Paolo Menzio and […]
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Part 2: Italian Mediterranean Wines – East Coast of Italy
An interactive wine tasting party is the perfect way to discover a favorite new bottle, learn something new about Italian food and wine culture, and organize a fun night for friends. Space is limited, RSVP required* This time we will take you through some of the Mediterranean region’s indigenous grape varieties, such as primitivo, magliocco, famoso […]
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Emilio Cavallini: Harmony Runs on a Thread
The show highlights the artistic path of designer Emilio Cavallini, whose fine art comes out of his experience in the modern, technological even industrial field of fashion, elaborated through his deep passion for mathematics and physics. In Cavallini’s visual universe harmony runs on a thread — the same thread that comprises his legwear — and […]
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IIC Book Club – Special Strega Prize 2017
Started in 1947, the Strega Prize is the most prestigious Italian literary award. A special book club at the IIC participates in the ballot that produces the finalists. The final round of voting, followed by the proclamation of the winner, takes place on the first Thursday in July in the nymphaeum of the Villa Giulia, […]
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Marisa Merz: The Sky is a Great Space
Bringing together five decades of work—from her early Arte Povera experiments, to the enigmatic heads and faces created in the 1980s and 1990s, to more recent installations—this exhibition explores the prodigious talent and influence of Marisa Merz (Turin, Italy, 1926) and is the first retrospective of her work in the United States. Curated by Connie […]
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Viva Vivaldi!
Final concert of the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra’s second year as the orchestra-in-residence at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. The program includes concertos from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons played by LA Opera First Violin and Concert Master Roberto Cani, coupled with an orchestral version of Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune and Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony. Tickets at www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com
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Ardumman House Project – Drawings And Sounds
Anna Dusi absorbed the magic of Ireland and she “blended” with the soul of Ardrumman House. Sound Installation by Giuseppe Patanè. Curated by Kio Griffith. Artist Reception May 20, 7-10pm. Artist talk June 14, 7- 9pm. www.theloftatlizs.com
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The Lure of Italy Today
The Grand Tour and off the beaten path destinations, trends and highlights in travelling to Italy. Inspired by the Getty Center Exhibit The Lure of Italy: Artists’ Views, on view May 9-July 30. By invitation only www.italiantourism.com www.eurobound.com
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The Multiple Identities of Carlo Michelstaedter
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