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10 Street Artists In ��ý To Watch Right Now

by John Bensalhia | Wed, 10/14/2015 - 16:11

John Bensalhia looks at the concept of street art in ��ý and some of the most notable innovators in this field... Strolling down the street, it's amazing…

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A Little-Known Artistic Jewel in the Heart of Rome

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/23/2015 - 00:00

[Image: Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, fresco from 'The Love of the Gods', Annibale Carracci, 1595-1605.] The Galleria Carracci, a monumental fresco…

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The Venice Biennale: Away from the Cutting Edge

by Myra Robinson | Wed, 09/09/2015 - 06:02

Photo credit: http://www.inexhibit.com/ The 2015 summer season is almost over, and Venice is still packed, as it is every other year, with the usual…

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Turn a New Generation On to the Joy and Genius of Michelangelo

by Georgette Jupe | Thu, 05/21/2015 - 18:36

Finally someone has identified a big gap in the tourism market in ��ý and has developed something for teenagers. We first heard about a unique kickstarter…

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Back to School: 10 Things You Should Know About the Italian School System

by Katia Amore | Fri, 09/12/2014 - 04:58

September marks the end of the summer holiday season in ��ý, most people are back to work, everyone has new end-of-summer resolutions, and kids are finally…

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Addio a Vignelli - The Italian Designer who Fought Against World Ugliness

by Katia Amore | Wed, 05/28/2014 - 05:12

"The life of a designer is a life of fight, fight against ugliness." Massimo Vignelli Italian Modernist designer Massimo Vignelli, famous for having created…

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Favara: The Sicilian Town Saved by an Ambitious Art Project

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/06/2014 - 04:12

In the current debate about how to make small communities survive global changes and the economic crisis, and how to identify unused resources to make them an…

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Horn Installed in Front of Caserta's Royal Palace Sparks Outcry

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/19/2013 - 04:00

The red horn of discord. The giant installation in the shape of a horn placed in front of Caserta’s Royal Palace has caused an outcry. The 70,000-euro horn…

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Venice's La Fenice Theater Celebrates 10 Years Since Reopening

by Silvia Donati | Sat, 12/14/2013 - 04:00

A celebratory symphonic concert will be held tonight at Venice’s La Fenice Theater to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its reopening, after the 1996 fire…

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Andrea Bocelli Visits MIT in Support of Research for the Blind

by Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 12/13/2013 - 05:00

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli visited the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston in support of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation’s funding of…