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  • Francesco Simeti with his work in Civita di Bagnoreggio. Photo by Piotr Niepsuj.
    Art & Culture

    Confronting Reality in Francesco Simeti’s “Imaginary” Worlds

    Roberta Cutillo(October 10, 2019)
    Following the opening of the artist’s latest show in New York’s Assembly Room, I sat down with him in his Gowanus studio to talk about what informs his practice, its accumulative nature, as well as its penchant towards a baroque aesthetic, which he uses to “trick” viewers into confronting the difficult realities, from devastating wars to the rapid advance of climate change, hiding behind all the embellishments.
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    Let’s Bring the Casa on Every Screen!

    Stefano Albertini(July 20, 2016)
    Following the recent passing of its beloved founder, Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò, the prestigious Casa Italiana of New York University elected as its new president Giorgio Spanu—a longtime member of the board who, along with his wife Nancy Olnick, has become an enthusiastic proponent and collector of modern and contemporary art. Here Spanu discusses his new responsibility as well as his lifelong passion for Italian culture with Casa Director Professor Stefano Albertini.
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    Christo’s Back With the Unimaginable

    Bryan Solomon(June 08, 2016)
    Can humans walk on water? For 16 days we can. World famous artist, Christo, is back with his newest project called “The Floating Piers.” From June 18th to July 3rd Christo will fill Italy’s Lake Iseo with wide yellow-orange shimmering floating pathways that will allow visitors to travel across the lake.
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    Off Site Art - OSA: L’Aquila – A Rebirth with Art

    Mila Tenaglia(September 11, 2014)
    Off Site Art recently presented at the town of L'Aquila with a "call for art," where Italian and international artists were invited to send their works. The scaffolding of the historic center of L'Aquila, destroyed by an earthquake back in 2009, comes to life with a beautiful selection of international artwork. The project is supported not only by the associations of l'Aquila, but also by a New York-based non-profit public art organization, Artbridge. i-Italy TV is preparing a segment with the founder of Artbridge, Rodney Durso, and other members of the international intellectual committee involved in this beautiful project.