Artist and designer Antonio Marras opened his “Aporίa” exhibit last night, curated by Valeria Orani,  on the occasion of the XVII Giornata del Contemporaneo (Italian Contemporary Art), featuring the site-specific installation “Su per le antiche scale” (Up the ancient stairs) of black string covering the walls and staircase at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.

The opening featured a special event, “Andando Restando” (Going while Staying) choreographed by Marco Angelilli, wherein contralto singer Maurizio Rippa and performance artists Gabriel Da Costa and Francesco Napoli delivered an avant-garde interpretation of Italian migrants’ tumultuous journey to New York.