Free talks in Italian at the Saatchi Gallery from Monday to Friday. The current exhibition is Newspeak: British Art Now, here the link Saatchi Gallery This show will be on until the 17th of April.
The Nicola Piovani Quintet in concert’ is a performance of pieces written by Piovani for movies, theatre and concert. Piovani has written over 100 film scores, including three films with Federico Fellini, but his most famous work is the Oscar-winning score for Robert Benigni’s ‘Life Is Beautiful’ Read more : Italian Cultural Institute London
At 13ft (4.6m) high, it certainly won’t go by unnoticed on one of the most fashionable streets in the capital. The sculpture features a vintage Fiat 500 – the first car the 44-year-old Italian ever bought – and an oversized aluminium hand modelled from his son. Read more: Metro.co.uk
How is Italy divided into regions? Ti piace la geografia? Conosci il nome delle 20 regioni italiane? Ecco un piccolo aiuto per te: metti in ordine il nome delle regioni! Esempio: 11 ardialomb> il numero 11 è Lombardia 14 montepie 20 vetone 9 iolaz 6 capaniam 13 moseli 16 ciliasi 15…
At the Estorick collection works by artists including Filippo de Pisis, Fortunato Depero and Giorgio de Chirico, the collection of Alberto Della Ragione provides an extraordinarily comprehensive overview of Italian Modernism. Masterpieces from the Alberto Della Ragione collection in the exhibition from the 12th January to the 3rd of April 2011
‘I’m not interested in the good guys winning’ In prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Massimo Carlotto found the true-life material for his explicit crime novels that go to the corrupt heart of Italy. Read more on The guardian
FRIDAY 21st JANUARY, 7PM original title: DOPO MEZZANOTTE directed by: Davide Ferrario cast: Giorgio Pasotti, Francesca Inaudi, Fabio Troiano, Francesca Picozza Venue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX Martino is the night guardian of the Mole, the Turin Museum of Cinema. But for him it’s not just a job. From midnight on he considers himself the master…
Jelly Baby sculptures displayed in London’s Marble Arch The Jelly Baby sculpture will be displayed at Marble Arch until April 2011 A family of colourful jelly baby sculptures standing up to 10.5ft (3.2m) high is set to brighten up London’s West End. Westminster Council has given the go-ahead for the unique art installation in central London’s Marble Arch. The Jelly…
3rd December 2010 – The Italian Bookshop – 18.45 An evening with Simonetta Agnello Hornby as she discusses her latest novel, La Monaca. We are pleased to announce that the best-selling author, Simonetta Agnello Hornby, will present her latest work, ‘La Monaca’. This remarkable historical novel opens in Messina on 15th August 1839 and follows the protagonist Agata who finds herself…
Works by Leonardo da Vinci, Monet and Picasso and study pieces by lesser-known Hungarian artists come to London in this stunning collection of 16th- to 20th-century art. Dates: 25 September 2010 to 12 December 2010 Times: 25 Sep – 12 Dec 2010 Mon – Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM Venue: Royal…
