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…
One of the greatest works by Italian master Antonello da Messina (1430 ca, 1479) will be for the first time on display in England at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. Date: Friday, November 05, 2010 – Sunday, January 30, 2011 Opening times: Mo-Fri 10am – 8pm; Sa-Su 10am- 4pm exc. Holidays Venue: Istituto italiano di cultura, 39 Belgrave Square,…
Life-affirming story of the troubles of a fishing family on the coast of Sicily, based on the novel by Giovanni Verga. An impressive contemporary adaptation of the noted 19th-century Italian novel The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga, about the trials and tribulations of a fishing family in Sicily, which takes the original story (also the source for…
Against Mussolini (22 September- 19 December 2010) brings together works produced in Italy and abroad throughout the Fascist era (1922- 43), but focuses particularly on the period immediately after the dictator’s fall from power following Italy’s disastrous Second World War campaign. from Estorick Collection Italian Art 39a Canonbury Square London N1 2AN
Dates: 12 November 2010 Times: 12 Nov 2010 6:30 PM Venue: The O2 Bocelli has recorded over 20 pop and classical albums and sold over 65 million albums worldwide and is known as ‘the fourth tenor’.
