The Italian Cultural Institute is delighted to present an exhibition of 40 paintings by Raimondo-Barbadirame, curated by Dr Rossana Pittelli. Barbadirame was a close friend of Pablo Picasso since the pair first met in the 1950s until Picasso’s death in 1973. This exhibition, the largest of his work so far, showcases the depth of his talent with many previously unseen…
Valentino: Master of Couture 29 November 2012 – 3 March 2013 Somerset House This major new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino will showcase over 130 exquisite haute couture designs worn by icons such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren and Gwyneth Paltrow in an exciting installation created specially for Somerset House. Divided into three sections;…
Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde Tate Britain: Exhibition 12 September 2012 – 13 January 2013 Combining rebellion, beauty, scientific precision and imaginative grandeur, thePre-Raphaelites constitute Britain’s first modern art movement. This exhibition brings together over 150 works in different media, including painting, sculpture, photography and the applied arts, revealing the Pre-Raphaelites to be advanced in their approach to every genre. Led by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman…
Tomorrow the retrospective of the work of the Italian director Paolo Virzì kicks off. More than 10 movies from Virzì in 5 days, he has mastered the art of using tragi-comic characters and outlandish situations to make serious comments on modern-day Italy and its social issues. The Italian Cinema London team looks forward to welcoming you to this latest event at Riverside…
Maurizio Cattelan 25 September 2012- 2 december 2012 Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is known as the art world’s agent provocateur, using what seem to be stunts to address universal themes around the nature of dogma, power and death. This collection reflects and defines the dominant forms and ideas in European, US and Latin American art since the 1990s and is part of the…
Italian Cinema London is proud to present a retrospective of the work of Paolo Virzì, one of Italy’s best-regarded contemporary film directors. Hailed as a major heir of the Italian comedy film tradition, Virzì has mastered the art of using tragi-comic characters and outlandish situations to make serious comments on modern-day Italy and its social issues. His interesting and varied…
From yesterday a huge hand and a blue vespa in Park Lane: La Dolce Vita, the latest work of Lorenzo Quinn
Estorick Collection presents Bruno Munari, one of the most complex, creative and multi-faceted figures of twentieth-century Italian art. This exhibition traces his career from its early years up to the post-war period when he became a point of reference for a new generation of artists and designers. For more information on the exhibition, please visit: www.munariestorick.org. 19 September- 23 December 2012 Estorick…
NEW TERM STARTS ON THE 24 September 2011 YOU ARE STILL IN TIME TO ENROLL!!! The Italian Cultural Institute is the official Italian government centre for the promotion of the Italian culture and language, offering a wide choice of Italian classes. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced, whether you want Italian for business or pleasure, we can help you perfect your language skills at a level that…
The Italian Cultural Institute hosts “The Italian Collective London”, on the ground floor, from 10am-6pm on 14/15/16 September 2012. This event is dedicated to Italian designers and artists living in Great Britain, involved in the international fashion industry. Over the three days of this exhibition, staged during London Fashion Week, the Institute will allow people to visit the exhibition. There you will see…
