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24 February 2017
Spain – Italian Institute in Madrid hosts solo exhibit by Gioli

“Corpi favoriti dalla notte” (“The Night’s Favourite Bodies”) is the first personal exhibition in Spain by Paolo Gioli, an artist who is internationally known thanks to his artistic and photographic research and experimental cinema. The exhibition, running from 27 February to 5 May at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, displays 60 works, spanning from […]

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24 February 2017
Czech Republic – Jewelry New Design showcases works by Italian students in Prague

The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague presents a selection of the works that won the 2016 edition of “Jewelry New Design”. The initiative arises from “New Design”, an innovative Project with which the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), in partnership with schools, gives new talents the opportunity to express their creativity. More than 80 […]

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24 February 2017
First Italian Design Day in the World

The culture of design in Italy began during the Renaissance and developed  due to the influence between the schools of indusrial design and artistic trends, and followed diversified and innovative flows linked to territories and entrepreneurship. After World War II, Italian design symbolised the country’s economic growth and became the leading element of Italy’s industrial […]

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22 February 2017
Sweden – Artists-in-Residence debate at the IIC

Art, creativity and talent as expressed by two extraordinary guests at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Stockholm. One is Erika Di Crescenzo: interpreter, modern dance choreographer and director of the theatre of improvisation. The other is Carlotta Sciolto: performer, playwright and researcher. Di Crescenzo and Sciolto will be guests of honour at the IIC’s […]

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22 February 2017
Canada – Pietropaolo’s ‘Ritual’ at the Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto

‎The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto will host the opening event of Vincenzo Pietropaolo’s photo exhibition ‘Ritual’ on Thursday. The initiative has been organised in cooperation with the Mariano Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies at York University to celebrate the publication of the book entitled ‘Ritual’ by the Italian documentary photographer. The artist, who will […]

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22 February 2017
The Black Box: Fabio Novembre’s design illustrated in a lecture at the IIC

“The Black Box”, a lecture to narrate the visionary power of the interiors and objects designed by Fabio Novembre in the last two decades organised as part of the Italian Design Day, will be hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo on 3 March. The event is organised in partnership with the Italian Embassy […]

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21 February 2017
Serbia – Belgrade dedicates evening to the short films by Paolo Magris

Belgrade’s Fabrika will dedicate an evening to Paolo Magris, the Italian dramatist, scriptwriter and film director. The event, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade in cooperation with Fabrika, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday evening. The event will feature two of his short-films “A te sola” [Only to you] and “Sandra”, written […]

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21 February 2017
Elena Salmistraro to deliver the lecture “The New Languages of Design” at the IIC in Zurich

Italian Design Day, launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with the Triennale di Milano, is aimed at promoting Italian contemporary design in the world. To celebrate the Day, nearly 100 diplomatic offices around the world and 100 “Ambassadors” of Italian culture (designers, entrepreneurs, journalists, critics, teachers) will narrate Italy’s […]

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20 February 2017
“Roma/Venezia” through the eyes of Stefanos Samios

“Roma/Venezia”, a photographic exhibition by Stefanos Samios, opened in the Greek capital at the premises of the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens. As art historian Antonio Rallis put it, the artist’s images were “inspired by Rome and Venice, two mythical cities from the historical, artistic and cultural standpoint, which we may have already seen but […]

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