Giuseppe Penone | Foglie di bronzo / Leaves of Bronze
Gagosian is pleased to present an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by the renowned Italian artist Giuseppe Penone, his first in San Francisco. A proponent of the radical Arte Povera movement beginning in Italy in the 1960s, which used “poor” and unconventional materials such as soil or plant matter to evoke a preindustrial age and […]
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San Francisco Electronic Music Festival 2019
This year’s 20th Anniversary of the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, will feature a special Opening Night presentation on Thursday, September 12, prior to 3 nights of programming at Brava Theater, September 13-15. The September 12 event will be held at Envelop, a unique concert venue at the Midway in Dogpatch. This intimate venue has […]
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SILICIO | From the invention of the microprocessor to the new science of consciousness
The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco invite you to the first American preview of the book Silicio (Mondadori 2019) by Federico Faggin. The event is moderated by Mauro Aprile Zanetti. Federico Faggin, inventor and entrepreneur, was born in Vicenza, Italy, in 1941, and graduated in physics, summa cum […]
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FILM | Mathera & Sassiwood
MATHERA Dir. Francesco Invernizzi, Vito SalinaroItaly, 2010, 90 min Italian with English subtitles Preceded by the documentary: SASSIWOOD Dir. Antonio Andrisani, Vito CeaItaly, 2013, 15 min Italian with English subtitles Free Admission | RSVP Required Aug 21, 6:30pm | IIC SF601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) With the support of Lucana Film Commission
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FILM | Christ Stopped at Eboli
CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI Dir. Francesco RosiBay Area Premiere Full-Length Digital Restoration1979, Italy, 220 minItalian with English subtitlesInfo & Tickets NEW DATES: Jun 23, Jul 5 & 13, Aug 3, 8 & 17, 2019BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley Featuring Gian Maria Volontè, Alain Cuny, Irene Papas, Paolo Bonacelli In the mountain village of Gagliano, in […]
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FILM | Basilicata Coast to Coast
BASILICATA COAST TO COAST Dir. Rocco Papaleo 2010, Italy, 105 minIn Italian with English subtitles Free Admission | RSVP Required Aug 7, 6:30pm | IIC SF601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) With the support of Lucana Film Commission.
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FILM | Italian Race (Veloce come il vento)
ITALIAN RACE (Veloce come il vento) Dir. Matteo Rovere2016, Italy, 118 minIn italiano con sottotitoli in inglese Free Admission | RSVP Required Jul 24, 6:30pm | IIC SF601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) With the support of Lucana Film Commission.
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FILM | Dolce Fine Giornata
The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to co-present Dolce Fine Giornata at the 39th SF Jewish Film Festival (July 18 – August 4, 2018). Maria Linde, a free-spirited, Jewish Polish Nobel Prize winner, lives in Tuscany surrounded by warmth and chaos in her family’s villa. A loving mother and grandmother, she also […]
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2019 San Francisco Art Book Fair
This July marks the much anticipated return of the San Francisco Art Book Fair (SFABF) at Minnesota Street Project (MSP). The SFABF will take place Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21 and is free and open to the public. Launched in 2016 as a joint collaboration between Colpa, Minnesota Street Project, and Park Life, […]
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FILM | The Passion of the Christ
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST Dir. Mel Gibson2004, USA, 127 minAramaic, Latin, Hebrew with English subtitles Free Admission | RSVP Required Jul 10, 6:30pm | IIC SF601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) With the support of Lucana Film Commission.
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