Italian Design Day | Francesca Molteni: A Tribute to Alessandro Mendini
The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with DZINE, are pleased to present filmmaker, director and design curator Francesca Molteni, ambassador of Italian Design Day in the World 2019. Now in its 3rd edition, Italian Design Day in the World is project launched by the Ministry of […]
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Lawrence d’Italia | Ferlinghetti, FLUXUS poetry in Italy
On the occasion of Lawrence Ferlinghetti‘s 100th birthday, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting Lawrence d’Italia, an photo exhibition by Walter Pescara, curated by Mauro Aprile Zanetti, featuring San Francisco’s first poet laureate, painter, legendary publisher and activist as he performs FLUXUS poetry during his travels in Italy between 2002 and 2005. The exhibition consists […]
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Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile: The Question of Leonardo’s Women, from Vasari to Freud and the Digital Age Lecture by Prof. Henrike Lange, UC Berkeley Organized by the Leonardo da Vinci Society and the Italian Cultural Institute Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) Free Admission | RSVP Required
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Pizza: feminine, plural
Culinary class in Italian contemporary pizza: flour, dough and toppings “Made in Italy” During their visit to San Francisco seven women, extraordinary ambassadors of the art of pizza, offer a lesson on today’s Italian pizza, its flours, dough and seasoning to celebrate International Women’s Day. Giovanna Baratella, Marina Orlandi, Enrica Causa, Claudia Tosello, Eleonora Massaretti, […]
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Love Intrigues in Phoenicia, and Cosmic Tales
Join Ars Minerva‘s artistic director Céline Ricci for an enchanting evening of baroque opera arias! Céline will give us a taste of her upcoming projects, the production of her next opera taking place in Phoenicia, and “Andromeda, A Cosmic Tale.” More details will follow. “Céline Ricci and her Ars Minerva company are a cultural treasure, […]
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Italy, Europe, and the Challenges of Globalization
The Institute of European Studies and the Department of Italian Studies at UC Berkeley present a conversation with Italian journalist/writer Enrico Deaglio and Enrico Rossi, President of the Region of Tuscany. The event is moderated by Elisabetta Ghisini (Hult International Business School / President of COMITES, San Francisco Chapter), with an introduction by Lorenzo Ortona, […]
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I Butteri della Maremma
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to host the exhibition of the photos of Gabrielle Saveri, featuring the beautiful and rich culture and traditions of butteri (Italy’s indigenous cowboys) of Maremma, a unique area in Southern Tuscany celebrated for the variety of its territory. Gabrielle is a photographer, videographer, writer, and producer based in Northern […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Diplomats’ Exhibit and Screening of “Shores of Light”
On International Holocaust Day, the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center presents Beyond Duty, an exhibit of 30 foreign diplomats who saved Jews and minorities during WWII, and a screening of the documentary film Shores of Light. The screening will be preceded by a reception with the Israeli and Italian Consul Generals. Shlomi Kofman, Israel’s Consul […]
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The Music of Julius Eastman
Join us for a special program of music by Julius Eastman, programmed by pianist and composer Luciano Chessa, including a selection of religious works as well as Crazy Nigger. Luciano Chessa, piano and voice; Riley Nicholson, piano;Regina Myers, piano; Chris Brown, piano; Kevin Baum, baritone; Richard Mix, bass PROGRAM Prelude to the Holy Presence of […]
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IoT Designers: Andrea Trasatti meets Leandro Agró
This talk will offer a point of view that starts from an Italian design perspective and will take us to imagine our near future. Leandro Agrò (Digital Design Director at Design Group Italia and author of the books IoT Designer and Internet of Humans, meets Andrea Trasatti (Senior Product Manager at Samsung-ArtiK). Our two speakers […]
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