CIMA in DC: Giorgio Morandi at the Embassy of Italy

 

May 11, 2016

For those fans of CIMA living in Washington, D.C., we hope you will join us at the Embassy of Italy on May 11th for a special illustrated program about Giorgio Morandi.

Unlocking Giorgio Morandi’s Mysteries: A Personal Perspective

Laura Mattioli in conversation with Renato Miracco

The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Culture Institute in Washington, D.C., welcome Laura Mattioli, the founder/president of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) in New York City, where the exhibition “Giorgio Morandi” is currently on view through June 25th. Mattioli’s father Gianni Mattioli was one of Morandi’s principal collectors, and together with her father she regularly visited the artist when she was a child. She will be in conversation with Cultural Attache Renato Miracco discussing her personal recollections of the artist, her father’s relations with Morandi, and the exhibition currently at CIMA. Featuring c. 40 paintings that have rarely been seen in the United States, the exhibition focuses on Morandi’s little known works from the 1930s—a seminal and yet relatively unexplored decade for the artist.

CIMA’s director Heather Ewing will offer a brief introduction to the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA), a non-profit research and exhibition center established in 2013 to promote new scholarship and dialogue around Italian twentieth-century art—through its annual exhibition, an international fellowship program, and a wide variety of public programming. The Giorgio Morandi exhibition is the third exhibition at CIMA, following seasons devoted to the Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero (1892-1960) and the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso (1858-1928).

Ambasciata d’Italia

3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20008

RSVP required through the website of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Washington DC.

Doors open at 6pm and close at 6:55pm. Please bring ID. There is very limited parking in the area.