Arte Povera: Materiality
Arte Povera: MaterialityTuesday, February 11, 2020 at 6:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450, Chicago, IL Arte Povera literally means “Poor Art”, art made with poor everyday materials—art in which the histories, identities, and trajectories of quotidian life challenge the purity and utopian ideals of the gallery space. In the hands […]
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“Cavalleria Rusticana” from Verga to Mascagni
“Cavalleria Rusticana” from Verga to MascagniWednesday, February 5th at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 This presentation by Musicologist Jesse Rosenberg, Northwestern University, is held in conjunction with the three upcoming performances (February 6-8) of Mascagni’s masterpiece by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and an outstanding cast of soloists, conducted […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020 Monday, January 27th at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 On the Occasion of the 2020 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, the Simon Wiesenthal Center – Chicago, and The American Jewish Committee are pleased […]
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Cineclub at the Institute: Screening of “The Complexity of Happiness” by Gianni Zanasi
Cineclub at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 at 6pm Italian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Screening of “The Complexity of Happiness” (La felicità è un sistema complesso, 2015, 117 minutes) Directed by Gianni Zanasi, featuring Valerio Mastandrea, Hadas Yaron, Giuseppe Battiston, Filippo De Carli […]
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The Roots of Arte Povera: Marcel Duchamp, Yves Klein, Piero Manzoni, and Alberto Burri
The Roots of Arte Povera: Marcel Duchamp, Yves Klein, Piero Manzoni, and Alberto Burri Tuesday, January 14, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute | 500 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1450 | Chicago IL Arte Povera is one of the most influential, and yet “under the radar”, art movements to come out […]
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“The Three Queens” by Gaetano Donizetti: A Lecture by Professor Gabriele Dotto
“The Three Queens” by Gaetano Donizetti: A Lecture by Professor Gabriele DottoTuesday, November 26th at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Presented in anticipation of the upcoming production of The Three Queens, featuring the finales of Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda, performed December 1 through 7 at Lyric Opera of Chicago. A […]
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A healthy diet to improve your mood: A role for the microbiome
A healthy diet to improve your mood: A role for the microbiomeFriday, November 22nd at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Presented on the occasion of the 4th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The theme of this year’s Italian Cuisine Week, which will take place from […]
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Food and Place in Italian Food Culture
Food and Place in Italian Food CultureWednesday, November 20th at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Presented on the occasion of the 4th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The theme of this year’s Italian Cuisine Week, which will take place from November 18-24, 2019, […]
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Apulia’s Saints and Animals: Hagiographic Narratives and Popular Devotions
Apulia’s Saints and Animals: Hagiographic Narratives and Popular DevotionsTuesday, November 19th at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute – 500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Presented by the Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, ItalCultura, Loyola University, the Italian American Studies Program and the John Cardinal Cody Chair In Theology at Loyola University Professor […]
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CATERINA BARBIERI LIVE IN CHICAGO!
CATERINA BARBIERI LIVE IN CHICAGO! Monday, November 18th from 8-10pmChicago Cultural Center78 E Washington Street Presented with the Chicago Architecture Biennial, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Italian-born, Berlin-based composer Caterina Barbieri premieres new music for Lampo and the Chicago Architecture Biennial—in her local debut and first-ever multi-channel performance.Here, she plays pattern-based synthesizer […]
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