America Settentrionale

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9 August 2017

United States – Art, “Supernova” by Enrico Magnani at the Italian Cultural Institute

Dualism for science and mysticism. Created on materials using only the properties of water, air and pigments, without ever using hands, brushes or other instruments. This is the  “Supernova” collection by Italian artist Enrico Magnani, which will be showcased at the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago from 7 September to 6 October. With his works, […]

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6 July 2017

Vogliamo Tutto: Postwar Italian art the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles

Post-World War II Italian art was enlivened by an important wave of renewal. Artists started experimenting with traditional artistic forms and styles, renovating them with a touch of provocation. It was called ‘Arte Povera’ (“Poor Art”) and it replaced the stones and precious metals of traditional sculptures with materials of everyday use and radically innovated […]

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14 June 2017

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is on his second day in New York

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is on his second day in New York, where he is staying to attend several meetings at the United Nations.   The first meeting of the day was at the Security Council – on which Italy sits as a non-permanent member this year – and concerned international […]

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26 May 2017

Minister Alfano at Amatrice with Justin Trudeau

“The visit by a Head of Government of the G7 to Amatrice is, without doubt, a gesture of great sensitivity towards the people who have been struck by an extremely violent earthquake that has upturned their lives, as well as clear evidence of the friendship that binds Italy to Canada. In addition to expressing the […]

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26 May 2017

Italian Dance Connection by Vanessa Tamburi is back in NY

The Italian Dance Connection (IDACO nyc), the contemporary dance festival led by Vanessa Tamburi, is back on the New York scene from May 30. The third festival will involve more than 25 dance companies, artists and directors. Round tables will be held  during the week of the festival with off-site dance exhibitions at the Italian […]

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22 May 2017

United States – San Francisco to host a lecture on Etruscan cities and Bologna on May 25

A lecture entitled “The Founding and Development of Etruscan, Roman and Medieval Cities. The Example of Bologna”, organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, in conjunction with the Municipality of Bologna and Cultura Italiana, will be held on May 25. The lecture will show how everything revolved around the sacred nature […]

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19 May 2017

United States – “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema” event to open with film “Indivisible”

The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City will soon host “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”,  the major film festival dedicated to Italian contemporary cinema in the United States. The Festival’s 17th edition will run from 1 to 7 June, 2017  and offer New York audiences a selection of the most important Italian films of 2016. The opening night will feature […]

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15 May 2017

Canada – Cinema, Paola Cortellesi and Christian De Sica super-guest stars at the ICFF

The 2017 edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF), the festival offering the best of Italian film productions in six Canadian cities from 8 to 16 June, is due to set new box-office records. In addition to Toronto, Montreal and the other cities involved in the previous editions, this year the ICFF will extend […]

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Press Releases

11 May 2017

Fund-raising event for the regions of central Italy struck by the earthquakes

“The seismic events that hit central Italy in August and October of 2016 deeply moved and touched the one and a half million Canadians of Italian descent, as well as the federal, provincial and municipal authorities in Canada and all the Canadian people who made great efforts to provide tangible assistance in the areas struck […]

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10 May 2017

United States – Jeffrey Blankfort narrates “The children of Rome” through his photographs

Jeffrey Brlankfort fell in love with Rome already in 1966. But his love for the Capital, its inhabitants and its landmarks is throbbing now more than ever. And through it he touches the eyes and the hearts of all those who admire his photographs. The venue hosting the images of American photographer Jeffrey Brlankfort is […]

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21 April 2017

Minister Alfano meets with the Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Paul Cook

Italy intends to further strengthen bilateral relations with the United States through a wide range of activities, ranging from a common commitment in favour of political stability and security in many regional crises to the excellent and continuously growing level in the exchange of goods and services,” said Minister Alfano at the end of a […]

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18 April 2017

Washington – The Italian Coast Guard participates in Sea Air Space Exposition

The General Commandant of the Harbour Master and Coast Guard, Admiral Vincenzo Melone, headed an Italian delegation to Washington last week to participate in the Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2017, organized by the Navy League. He also attended a bilateral meeting with the U.S. Coast Guard. Besides Admiral Melone, the Italian delegation included Rear Admiral Nicola Carlone, Chief of […]

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