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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30 May 2017

Alfano meets Trump’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Coalition to Counter ISIL-Daesh

“Italy considers fighting Daesh a strategic priority in its foreign and defence policy. In this respect, we appreciate the substantial continuity in America’s strategy to combat ISIL, safeguarding the Coalition and its multi-dimensional approach,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, when greeting Brett McGurk, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for […]

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30 May 2017

Alfano incontra l’Inviato Speciale del presidente Trump per la coalizione Anti-Daesh

  “L’Italia considera la lotta contro Daesh una priorità strategica della sua politica estera e di difesa. A questo proposito, apprezziamo la sostanziale continuità della strategia americana per affrontare l’ISIL, salvaguardando la Coalizione e il suo approccio multidimensionale”. Con queste parole Angelino Alfano, ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, ha accolto  alla Farnesina, […]

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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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24 May 2017

Alfano meets Jason Greenblatt, Special Representative of the President of the United States of America for International Negotiations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met today the Special Representative of the  President of the United States of America for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt at the Farnesina. The minister expressed his appreciation for the Special Representative’s particular focus and dynamism on the Israeli-Palestinian dossier. He said he would be willing […]

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24 May 2017

Alfano: incontro in Farnesina con Jason Greenblatt, Inviato Speciale del Presidente degli Stati Uniti per i negoziati internazionali

  Il ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Angelino Alfano, ha incontrato, alla Farnesina, l’Inviato Speciale del Presidente USA per i negoziati internazionali, Jason Greenblatt. Nel corso del colloquio, Alfano ha espresso apprezzamento per il particolare dinamismo e l’attenzione che l’Inviato Speciale sta dedicando al dossier israelo-palestinese, dicendosi aperto a sostenere una nuova […]

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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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