Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe
On view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, until September 1st, 2014, this thorough exploration of the Futurist movement, a major modernist expression that in many ways remains little known among American audiences, promises to show audiences a little known branch of Italian art.
In Italy, Hoping for a Youthquake
If Matteo Renzi becomes prime minister of Italy, as political indications suggest, there will be an interesting statistic for Italy’s fashion world. At 39, Mr. Renzi, now the mayor of Florence, is almost exactly half the age of Italy’s noble icon, Giorgio Armani, 79.
Renzi government to have 16 ministers, half women
Premier-in-waiting Matteo Renzi announced Friday that his new cabinet would be made up of 16 ministers, half of whom are women - the first time parity between the sexes has been achieved in an Italian executive.
A Closer Look at Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: A Biography Through Images
Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, Lampedusa's cousin and heir, has published a new illustrated biography, which includes unpublished pictures from The Leopard's author's private albums and documents from his family archive. The book is an essential tool to further understand Lampedusa's work and the back history of one of the most famous historical novels of all time.
Renzi’s Government, Here is the List of the Ministers.
Sixteen names on the list. Half of them are women.
If George Clooney Says It….
George Clooney is lobbying for the return of the Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa back to Italy. Inspired by his new WWII drama, “The Monuments Men,” Hollywood actor and director reopens the debate on the rightful ownership of some of the world's most famous cultural treasures
Kostner wins bronze at Sochi
Italy's 2012 world champion Carolina Kostner on Thursday won the bronze medal in the Olympic ladies' figure skating at the Sochi Winter Games.
February 20, 2014
Modern Capitalist Concepts of Agricultural Theory and Practices … First Risorgimento Origins – South of Rome 2nd Century B.C.
The ancient history of Italy, South of Rome, may reasonably be divided into two periods: first from circa 750 B.C., with the arrival of the Greeks and Phoenicians, down to 201 B.C. with the expulsion of Hannibal. This period may be characterized as the semination/gestation period of the South of Rome political economy and culture. During that time there were many ethnic/national groups divided against and conflicting with each other. This first period was one of incessant civil warfare (e.g.
February 20, 2014
Johnny Meatballs Movie Coming In May 2014!!!
A REAL NEW JERSEY ITALIAN AMERICAN TALE
Giorno del Ricordo: Memories of a Tragic Past
On February 18th the Italian Consulate and the Associazione Giuliani nel Mondo of New Jersey celebrated the “Giorno del Ricordo”
"Crime and Redemption Theatre". Riscattarsi recitando
“Crime and Redemption Theatre” un progetto fotografico di Clara Vannucci: un documentario sul potere della recitazione nel carcere toscano di Volterra. L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura apre le porte il 21 febbraio a un lungo viaggio cominciato nel 2007 dalla fotografa nel penitenziario di Volterra
A Poet Mines Memories of Drug Addiction
Gil Fagiani pulled out a copy of “White Lightning,” a tabloid from 1972, whose yellowed, brittle pages declared revolution. Inside, he pointed to a polemic he wrote headlined “Racism and Dope.”
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