Italian Art & Artists: Titian & Giorgione
He was not the great architect or sculptor like Michelangelo, or the inventor and scientist that was Leonardo's gift, he was just a painter who fully utilized color in his work. Titian's style did alter throughout his long life but his interest in color never diminished. His use of paint and brushwork made him the foremost painter in Venice. The Hi...
Meatballs on the menu for Italian earthquake relief
by Kimberly M. Aquilina Mama mia! Hungry New Yorkers raising money for victims of the Italian earthquake plan to break the Guinness Book World Record by throwing back more than 29 meatballs in one minute. No word on whether the meatballs will be "on top of spaghetti all covered in cheese" as the song goes, but on Tuesday, New York...
Celebrating the Traditional Votive Mass of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in NYC
Even though I was out late the night before, I made it a point to attend the Traditional Votive Mass of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan's historic Little Italy (Sept. 24th). It has been ages since a Traditional Latin Mass was celebrated at the storied church and I didn't want to miss it. Arriving early, I walked through the...
Where to Catch Ferrante Fever in New York City
"Ferrante Fever" is here, with city bookstores planning to make the most of fans' enthusiasm through release parties and talks this November. The upcoming release of two new books by famed Italian author Elena Ferrante has re-ignited what's been dubbed #FerranteFever on social media, an excitement that's taken hold among her readers. (Ther...
Lella Vignelli, a Designer With a Spare, Elegant Style, Dies at 82
By William Grimes Lella Vignelli, a designer who, with her husband, Massimo Vignelli, introduced a spare, elegant style to a wide range of products and corporate brands, attracting an international clientele, died on Dec. 22 at her home in Manhattan. She was 82. The cause was dementia, her son, Luca, said. Ms. Vignelli, an architect...
Cultura Italiana nel mondo - Stati Uniti - "Fragments" di architettura Italiana nel mondo: omaggio a Renzo Piano dalla Galleria Gagosian e Fondazione Niarchos a New York
"Fragments" il titolo della mostra dedicata all'architettura italiana nel mondo, nella sua espressione più internazionale dell'attualità contemporanea rappresentata dalle opere di Renzo Piano e del suo studio, che si inaugura il 27 giugno - per chiudersi il 2 agosto alla Galleria Gagosian a New York. Lo scopo di questa mostra - spiegano alla G...
Our Editorial Director Honored As “Italian American Personality Of The Year” In Brooklyn
Tiziano Thomas Dossena, Editorial Director of L'Idea Magazine, recently gave a presentation titled "Viva Verdi" at the celebrations of the Italian Heritage Month, in the auditorium of St. Athanasius Church in Brooklyn. The presentation proved to the large audience there is a common, everyday knowledge of Verdi's works by the average Americ...
88th Annual Feast of San Gennaro to Kick Off September 11 in Little Italy
The 88th Annual Feast of San Gennaro, New York City's longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival, will take place for 11 days starting Thursday, September 11 and continuing through Sunday, September 21, 2014, it was announced today by Joseph Mattone, President of Figli di San Gennaro (Children of San Gennaro), the not-for-...
Con gli occhi di un italoamericano: in mostra i ritratti degli artisti di IAVANET
È stata inaugurata il 4 marzo alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò NYU By Hand and by Lens: Portraits by Italian American Artists, quinta mostra collettiva di IAVANET – Italian American Visual Artists Network. Fra pittura, scultura e fotografia, le opere esposte catturano quella che sembra essere l'essenza comune a tutti i soggetti, pur ritra...
Cinema & Theater. Italytime torna sul palcoscenico con "Dinner Rush"
Italytime torna sul palcoscenico con uno dei suoi originali progetti, CINEMA & THEATER, questa volta in coabitazione con l'importante ed esclusivo John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, Cuny. Invitato proprio dal Calandra, il 9 febbraio il regista Bob Giraldi sarà presente alla proiezione di "Dinner Rush", pellicola c...
Williamsville Central Schools consider adopting Indigenous Peoples Day
Talk of doing away with Columbus Day now turns to the Williamsville Central School Board, which Tuesday evening will discuss renaming the holiday Indigenous Peoples Day. The suggestion came from School Board President Toni Vazquez, who said the reaction the board has heard since she first proposed the idea last month has been favorable, but on...
Gianandrea Noseda
When: Monday, January 09, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Entrance: Free - Organized by : Italian Cultural Institute of New York Gianandrea Noseda is widely recognized as one of the leading conductors of his generation. He is the International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year 2016 and Musical America'...