Adam Dulye, Executive Chef for the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers, is one of the world’s leading experts on beer and food pairings and the author of The Beer Pantry. Here, he explains how to cook at the intersection of craft beer and great food: “Pairing American craft beer with food…
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Migration, solo exhibition by Carlo Rocchi Bilancini in New York
Next February 28th at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University will take place Migration, a solo exhibition by the Italian photographer Carlo Rocchi Bilancini. Curated by Carol Borelli, this is Rocchi Bilancini’s first exhibition in New York an it will be on view from February 28 through March 23. Rocchi Bilancini has always had an affinity for the mysterious, transformative…
Read MoreInternational Rare Awareness Day: special powers for special people
February 28th is the International Rare Awareness Day. People around the world virtually and physically gather together to and show their support to families and patients who are affected by Rare Diseases. On this day, the patients themselves celebrate their rareness and “Love their Rare Disease!”. Here is some basic data on rare diseases: Today there are 7,000-8,000 rare diseases…
Read MoreBritish Museum, Sicily: culture and conquest
Sicily: culture and conquest 21 April 2016 – 14 August 2016 Sicily. The largest island in the Mediterranean. The home of Mount Etna. A cultural centre of the ancient and medieval world. Sicily has been shaped by waves of conquest and settlement by different peoples over 4,000 years. Since the 7th century BC, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and…
Read MoreLondon. Renato Guttuso: Painter of Modern Life
Renato Guttuso Painter of Modern Life 14 January – 4 April 2015 Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London Renato Guttuso (1911-1987) is one of Italy’s most widely respected modern painters. Towards the end of the 1930s his powerful brand of expressionist realism vividly conveyed the angst of a generation which wanted its art to reflect and engage with…
Read MoreFrancesco Vezzoli ‘s Teatro Romano at MoMa PS1
Francesco Vezzoli: Teatro Romano – On view October 26, 2014–March 8, 2015 Drawing on extensive research about the use of color in antiquity, Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971) has collaborated with a team of archaeologists, conservators and polychrome specialists to paint five ancient Roman busts in the manner in which they would originally have been decorated. While white…
Read MoreMet: an Italian Masterpiece restored
On the night of October 6, 2002, in the MET the pedestal supporting Adam by Tullio Lombardo gave way, and the Venetian Renaissance sculpture fell to the floor, shattering into pieces. While damage to any artwork is just about the worst thing that could happen in a museum, this was particularly catastrophic, as the sculpture is among the most important…
Read MoreMet: Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age
At its height in the eighth to seventh century b.c., the Assyrian Empire was the dominant power of the ancient Near East and the largest empire the world had yet seen, reaching from Assyria (present-day northern Iraq) to the Mediterranean. As Assyria expanded, the Phoenician city-states of the Levant—precariously located along the edge of Assyrian territory—were compelled to expand and…
Read MoreHighly Recommended: Emerging Sculptors
Meijer Gardens’ Artprize Exhibition features Emerging Sculptors from around the world The group exhibition “ Highly Recommended : Emerging Sculptors” includes work from talented sculptors across the globe and will remain on display through January 4, 2015. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., — September 5, 2014 — Coinciding with the sixth annual ArtPrize competition, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park will…
Read MoreCastelbuono: a village out of time
by Benedetta Tintillini Few steps from world-famous and frequented destinations such as Assisi or Bevagna, or contemporary and glamorous sites as the Carapace of Arnaldo Pomodoro, lies the small town of Castelbuono , a village where, walking, you wouldn’t be surprise to meet an elf or a fairy. At an altitude of 400m above sea level, the inhabitant are…
Read MoreThe roots of the sign. Hans Hartung. The graphic work.
The exhibition that the ING dedicates to the graphic work of Hans Hartung was set by the donation the Hartung-Bergman Foundation made to the MIBACT. The heart of the donation, which consists of 138 papers is displayed on the premises of Palazzo Poli, next to paintings and drawings, the latter on display for the first time and focusing upon the…
Read MoreRosa Rame. Etchings by Salvator Rosa in the ING collection
The Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica dedicates, for the first time, an exhibition to Salvator Rosa ‘s graphic work (Naples, July 21st, 1615 – Rome, March 15th, 1673) displaying its own heritage which consists of plates, prints and drawings by the Neapolitan artist. 97 etchings, 14 plates, 3 drawings by Salvator Rosa, are displayed on the premises of the Museum…
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