{"id":233,"date":"2023-09-25T17:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicchicago.esteri.it\/?page_id=233"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:45:59","slug":"chi-siamo-representing-italian-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicchicago.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/la-sede\/chi-siamo-representing-italian-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Chi Siamo: [Re]presenting Italian Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chi Siamo: [Re]presenting Italian Culture<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2023 Programming Series<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Digital Archive<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2023 the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presented the project <\/span>Chi Siamo: (Re)presenting Italian Culture,<\/span> a year-long programming series dedicated to representation, diversity and inclusion in Italian culture, with a specific focus on processes of cross-cultural contamination in contemporary and modern practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In response to a growing public interest toward themes that have social and cultural relevance, related to systemic pushes toward more inclusivity, the Institute aimed at unveiling the complexities and characteristics of Sistema Italia, to create a connecting platform for discussions that allows to critically reconsider the modes of representation in Italian creative and cultural fields. Aligned with the institutional mission, the project created synergies with local entities to promote a dialogue on topics of shared interest, and elevated the specific experiences of each historical and cultural context: Italy and the US.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The proposed programming shows how Italy is the core of creative cultural processes developed thanks to the contribution of its excellences, and finds strength in the multifaceted experiences of an historically composite society, increasingly diverse today.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Architecture and Design<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cinema<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

History<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Language and Literature<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Music<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Architecture and Design<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Italian Design Day: Design For All<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 9, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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On the occasion of the Italian Design Day, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with Design Museum Chicago, presented an intensive participatory lecture led by the collective<\/span> Design For All Italia<\/span><\/a>, presenting their design practice in relation to inclusion and diversity. DFA promotes a design for all people, a practice that is<\/span> inclusive and holistic<\/span>, and which values individuality, considering human diversity as part of the design process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In this interview, <\/span>Francesco Rodighiero<\/span> and <\/span>Pete Kercher<\/span> explain the concept of Design for All and how the collective came to be.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n