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;…
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…
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…
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…
The Regione Puglia, the Italian Cultural Institute in London and Accademia Apulia UK are honoured to present to the international community ”Home – My Place in the World”, a calendar of Made-in-Puglia events showcased at various prestigious locations in central London. Between 16-21 July 2012 Puglia’s contemporary artistic heritage, culinary tradition and magnificent natural landscapes at the Italian Cultural Institute…
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Italian Cultural Institute The CASADEI ORCHESTRA dates back its origins to more than 80 years ago in Emilia Romagna, a region in central Italy renowned for its warm hospitality, genuine cuisine and tourist resorts. In 1972 the Orchestra (thanks to the musician, composer and songwriter RAOUL CASADEI) became famous all over the world with…
This exhibition is the largest ever of Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of the human body. Leonardo has long been recognised as one of the great artists of the Renaissance, but he was also a pioneer in the understanding of human anatomy. He intended to publish his ground-breaking work in a treatise on anatomy, and had he done so his discoveries…
Italian Cinema London presents Nanni Moretti Retrospective Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April Italian director Nanni Moretti, president of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, highlights include The Son’s Room, winner of the Palme d’Or in 2001, and The Caiman, inspired by anti-Berlusconi feelings it is believed that this film influenced the outcome of the 2006 Italian General Election. Read…
