Serial Flirtations: Rotari’s Muses
When: From Friday, March 03, 2017 to Monday, July 31, 2017Where: Norton Simon Museum, 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105Organized by : Norton Simon Museum - Entrance : Free The Norton Simon Museum presents an intimate exhibition examining Pietro Rotari (1707–1762), an illustrious Italian artist who found success and fortune in Vienna and b...
Sacramento Italian Cultural Society invites you to share a laugh at its film festival
The Sacramento Italian Cultural Society will screen “Se Dio Vuole” (“God Willing”), the next in its film festival series, on Friday, Feb. 17. The comedy-drama, which won the 2015 David di Donatello Award for best new director for Edoardo Falcone, tells the story of a doctor, a charismatic priest and a dysfunctional family taken by surprise by an an...
San Francisco’s Italian Consul General Looks Forward to the Year Ahead
The year 2017 has begun con gusto and the San Francisco Bay Area’s Italian community, and fellow Italophiles, look forward to a year filled with the charm and culture that represents our native Italy. On that note, Italian Consul General, Lorenzo Ortona is in his fifth month as Italy’s representative to the San Francisco Bay Area. In his statement...
INSULAE - The Everyday Landscapes of Venice
An exhibition by Italian photographer Claudia Corrent, on view March 3-April 7, 2017. Insulae – meaning “Islands” – is a photographic project by Claudia Corrent about the city of Venice and its territory, which investigates the relationship between place and identity. In pursuit of a fresh perspective on the visual topography of the city, Corrent d...
A perfect storm: Italian classical music artists, composers to arrive Feb. 20
The Venice Baroque Orchestra, one of Europe’s finest period instrument ensembles, performs in Danville at Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts on Feb. 20 in a program featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s vividly programmatic “Four Seasons” concertos, with the zesty, challenging solos played by rising Scottish star Nicola Benedetti. “This performance...
L’Italia di San Remo: cosa c'e' dietro il Festival
Quando: Mar 28 Feb 2017 Dalle 18:30 alle 20:30 - Luogo:Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco Organizzato da : Leonardo da Vinci Society - In collaborazione con : Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Ingresso : Libero An evening about Italian Music with Rolando Giambelli: photographer, musician, and judge at the 2016 San Remo Festival, who will talk...
Cremona Musica alla fiera Internazionale degli strumenti musicali Namm di Los Angeles
Quella fra industria e cultura musicale è una relazione feconda che Cremona Musica International Exhibitions stimola da diverso tempo, promuovendo un modello fieristico nel quale mercato e arte rappresentano le due facce della stessa medaglia. Allo stesso modo, anche il NAMM di Anaheim – la manifestazione di Los Angeles punto di riferimento a livel...
Procession of Faith: A journey of the Italians of Los Angeles from their origins up to today in a Film
Smiles, moments of reflection and an occasional hearty laugh, are the reactions of the Italian-American community of Los Angeles while watching the documentary film, “Processions of Faith: The Story of Saint Peter’s Italian Catholic Church, its Parishioners and their Saints”. Produced by Justine Mestichelli’s Midair Rose Production and masterfully...
Davide Gasparotto: “Mi manca l’Italia ma negli Usa i musei sono una potenza”
Dopo una lunga esperienza di curatore, direttore e funzionario di sovraintendenza in varie città italiane (Parma, Piacenza, Modena, San Sepolcro) da due anni lei è il Senior Curator del J. Paul Getty di Los Angeles. Come mai? «Direi un po’ per caso. Ero stato tra il 2011 e il 2012 Fellow al Metropolitan Museum a New York e questa esperienza ha i...
"Una Stella" at San Francisco’s de Young Museum
“My painting is based on the fact that only what can be seen there, is there. It really is an object.” ~ Frank Stella When we think of Italians and art, how many think of Minimalism, an art movement that appeared in the 1960s which embodied simplicity in content and form, intending to exclude signs of personal expression. Instead of Minimalism, s...
Ceding to demands, Pepperdine will remove Christopher Columbus statue
Pepperdine University will remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from its main campus after students at the Southern California Christian school made multiple demands to take it down. Currently located above the university’s amphitheater, the statue will be relocated to Pepperdine’s campus in Florence, Italy, President Andrew Benton told the univ...
Documentary shines spotlight on heart of Italian Catholic community in Los Angeles
Nestled in Chinatown near Dodger Stadium is a thriving parish that is the heart of the local Italian Catholic community. St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church has Italian parishioners from all over Southern Los Angeles, and serves as a place for families to live out their cultural and religious devotions, feasts and dances. On Jan. 15, church members...