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18 June 2014
Seoul – 22 artists for 130 years of diplomatic relations

“We Have Never Been Modern”, the exhibition of Italian contemporary art organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul, has been extended until 23 August 2014. The show, which opened on 8 May and features 22 Italian artists, was organised as part of the celebrations marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and […]

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17 June 2014
Buenos Aires – McCurry exhibition “Sensational Umbria” opens

A photo exhibit entitled “Sensational Umbria” by American photographer Steve McCurry opened on 21 June in Buenos Aires. The show is part of the second edition of “Verano Italiano”, a joint cultural promotional initiative by the Italian Embassy, Consulate General and Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, ENIT and ICE as well as Argentina’s culture […]

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17 June 2014
Italia-Uruguay – A Montevideo la mostra “Uomo” di Linda Kohen (in translation)

E’ stata inaugurata nei giorni scorsi a Montevideo, presso i locali dell’Istituto italiano di Cultura, la mostra personale di Linda Kohen “Uomo”, una rassegna di immagini dedicata alla figura umana, “isolata e ridotta progressivamente, nel percorso descritto dalle opere esposte, all’essenzialità”. L’inaugurazione si e’ tenuta alla presenza dell’ambasciatore d’Italia, Vincenzo Palladino, e di illustri esponenti […]

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16 June 2014
Tokyo – Italian jazz duo celebrate Duke Ellington

“Italia Jazz” takes Tokyo by storm: the Italian Cultural Institute joined forces with New Age Productions in organising a concert entitled “Two for Duke”, with Max Ionata on sax and Dado Maroni on piano and bass, to give the packed Japanese auditorium a taste of the great American jazz musician and composer Duke Ellington. The […]

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16 June 2014
ITALCINE – Contemporary Italian cinema in Colombia

The first fase of Italcine came to an end, a cycle of Italian contemporary films organised by the diplomatic network in that country (embassy, cultural institute) and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, the first leg of which was Bogotà, after which it will be making stops Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla. Read more, in Italian

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13 June 2014
Los Angeles – “A Traveling Archive”, homage to Magistretti designs

Ludovico Magistretti, better known as Vico, has design objects on display in the permanent collection of New York’s MOMA, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museum die Neue Sammlung of Munichand many other museums throughout North America and Europe. The designer passed away in 2006, but his creativity continues to speak out in […]

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13 June 2014
Prague – Michela Murgia presents ‘her’ Sardinia

Italian writer Michela Murgia was in the Czech Republic as part of a whirlwind literary tour to launch her highly acclaimed, prize-winning novel “Accabadora”, recently translated by Marina Feltova for the Paseka publishing house. The launch was hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague Read more, in Italian

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13 June 2014
Ethiopia – Artemis Danza brings ‘Traviata’ to Addis Ababa

The Artemis Danza dance company recently staged a performance of La Traviata in the capital city of Addis Ababa before an enthusiastic audience that included high ranking authorities and 900 other guests, and was well covered by the media. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Italian embassy in Addis Ababa, the […]

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13 June 2014
Bahia Blanca – Italian cuisine week

Italian Cuisine Week got under way in Bahia Blanca, opened by Italian Consul General Marco Nobili and COMITES President Juan Carlos Paglialunga. The main focus of the event is to highlight the initiatives of the 2015 Milan Universal EXPO based on the theme “Nourish the Planet. Energy for Life”, while offering a showcase for the […]

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12 June 2014
Madrid – Italy goes to the Book Fair

Italian art and history were the focus of Italy’s participation in the 73rd edition of the Madrid Book Fair, where the volume “Arte e Palazzo” was presented, which recounts, in a sort of virtual collective, seven exhibits organised by the Italian Cultural Institute over the course of the last two years. Read more, in Italian.

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12 June 2014
#Farnesina – Müller looks at cinema

From the Venice’s Leone d’Oro (“Sacro Fra”) to the Oscar for best foreign film (“La grandebellezza”), and up to the recent CannesGrand Prix (“Le meraviglie”), Italian cinema has enjoyed a packed season of international acknowledgements. An industry that produces content for exportation and that in recent years has become a showcase for Made in Italy […]

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