The Center for Italian Modern Art is working on a special project to bring new life to the 1927 book, Depero Futurista, a landmark of graphic design and avant-garde bookmaking, created by the Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero (1892-1960).
CIMA Interns Discover a Renaissance in SoHo
One of the benefits of an internship at the Center for Italian Modern Art is immediate access to SoHo, – CIMA’s Summer 2016 Interns review a rebirth of the arts in this ever-changing neighborhood.
Farewell to Giorgio Morandi
Each year CIMA’s fellows select a favorite work from the exhibition and prepare a short video presentation. Enjoy these Giorgio Morandi videos!
A Q&A with the organizers of a 2014 Medardo Rosso symposium at CIMA
On October 30, 2014, the Center for Italian Modern Art held the first program of its Medardo Rosso season: a symposium exploring Rosso’s approach to serial sculpture, focused on the Bambino ebreo.
Munch and Expressionism on Show in New York
Spring Fellow Nicol Mocchi visits “Munch and Expressionism”, an exhibition at The Neue Galerie that explores the mutual influence and intense dialogue between Edvard Munch (1863-1944) and the generation of German-Austrian artists from the early 20th century.
CIMA IS TWO!
The Center for Italian Modern Art recently celebrated the second anniversary of its opening to the public, with a special evening featuring a “culinary intervention” by Chef Turi Scalora and an in-depth-look at Giorgio Morandi’s double-sided painting, Cactus and Self-Portrait (1919/1917).
Unlocking Morandi’s Mysteries at the New York Studio School
Last week the New York Studio School hosted members of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) for an interesting talk on Giorgio Morandi. Laura Mattioli, the founder and president of CIMA, fascinated audience members with her memories about the artist and some personal anecdotes about the friendship between Morandi and her father, Gianni Mattioli, an important collector of modern art.
On Stillness: Hammershøi at Scandinavia House
Painting Tranquility: Masterworks by Vilhelm Hammershøi from SMK is at the American Scandinavian Foundation until March 26, 2016.
Marisa Merz: A Subversive Poetry
The Gladstone Gallery is currently showing eleven works of the Italian artist Marisa Merz (born in Turin, 1926) until this Saturday, February 20
Welcome to Our Spring Fellows!
We recently welcomed our new Spring Fellows: Nicol Mocchi and Nicola Lucchi! We are so excited to have them join us for the second half of our Giorgio Morandi season. For their CIMA fellowship, they are each working on research projects related to the critical fortunes of Giorgio Morandi in…