Nuova Wave
By Gianluca MARZIANI
A selection of seven contemporary artists out of Italy to note
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Mapping Italian Contemporary Literature
By Laura GIACALONE
An exploration of Alessandro Baricco’s book the Barbarians – An Essay on the Mutation of Culture
New Faces in Italian Fashion
By Barbara ZORZOLI
Creativity, innovation, fantasy, style: keys to success for these six emerging designers
Abel Ferrara
By Rose MINUTAGLIO
Often violent and buzzing with sexual energy, the films of Abel Ferrara reflect the bad boy style their author exudes: rogue, provocative, yet alluring
Social Journal 10
Verdi Concert at Carnegie Hall. Maestro Zeffirelli receives IAF Bravo! Award. John Cabot University Gala. 40 Roman Women: Book Launch. New York Stage and Film Winter Gala. Rebirth Rome: Panel and Reception. Italian Academy Foundation Reception. Naoto Nakagawa Studio Visit. Free Fall Art Opening Rome.
Social Journal 9
Venetian Heritage Gala. La Fondazione’s La Notte Gala. The Futurist Imagination at the Pope Center. Aldo Ragone Performs Beethoven at IAF Reception. Just Ancient Loops Screening. Capolavori Productions presents The Red and the Black.
Artisans into the Future
No. 13 /Autumn 2014 For this third issue, we will be particularly interested in receiving contributions focusing on the surviving old Italian craftsmanship and the role of handiwork and production in future economies. Suggested topics include: The survival of old craftsmanship today: the thin line between art and crafts. Profiles of fabric makers, leather workers, […]
Michelangelo
Number 14 / Winter 2014 The Winter issue is open to contributions focusing on the great Michelangelo in honor of the 450th anniversary of his death.
Photography
Number 12 / Summer 2014 The Summer issue is open to contributions focusing on the old and new masters of Italian photography. Suggested topics include: Italy through photographs portraying its landscapes, people, and street life. The greatest masters in the history of Italian photography. International photographers who have chosen Italy as a privileged subject. Italian […]
A Traviata for All Time
La Scala’s December 7 season premiere of La Traviata made headlines in Italy — large type exclamations of how the director was boo’ed. The director’s intrepid vision was to demonstrate that Verdi’s love story need not be trapped in a 19th century Paris boudoir, but whose characters and emotions resonated in an ultra-chic, 20th-century Milanese […]