A programme of talks, documentaries and short films exploring the history of Modern Italian Art from the audacity of the avant-gardes to the anxieties of the 21st Century.
This exciting new series consists of 7 sessions that will be presented in English by Dr Roberta Crisci-Richardson, Lecturer in History and Theory of Art and Design, Federation University, Ballarat.
Programme
1. Modernism and Avant-gardes
Screening with English subtitles:
Umberto Boccioni. L’ansia del nuovo, 2016, 15 min
Depero, Rovereto, New York e Altre Storie, Nello Correale, 2015, 62 min
► THURSDAY 1st August, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
● A Campari Soda as a welcome drink will be offered to all attendees.
With the support of CAMPARI Group Australia.
2. Scenographies of Power: Sculpture and Architecture of the Ventennio
Screening with English subtitles:
Libera. 1903-2003. Memoria di un Architetto Moderno, Stefano Canzio, 30 min
► THURSDAY 22nd August, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
3. Ventennio, part 2: Novecento and Abstractionism
Screening with English subtitles:
Carol Rama. Di più, ancora di più, Simone Pierini, 2003, 48 min
► THURSDAY 5th September, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
4. The Post-War Years
Screening with English subtitles:
Alberto Burri e Piero della Francesca. Le Due Rivoluzioni, Luca Severi, 2015, 52 min
► THURSDAY 19th September, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
5. The 1960s: Pop Art and Conceptualism
Screening with English subtitles:
Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis, Ermanno Olmi, 2007, 40 min
Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace, 2017, 4 min
Ettore Spalletti, Pappi Corsicato, 2008, 22min
► THURSDAY 3rd October, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
6. Transavanguardia
Screening with English subtitles:
Cucchi a Passo Uno, Massimo Finotto, 2012, 15 min
► THURSDAY 17th October, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
7. Post-medium
Screening with English subtitles:
Ossessione Vezzoli, Alessandra Galletta, 2015, 1h 18 min
► THURSDAY 31st October, 6.30PM – 8.30PM
Cost:
$120 the whole series; $100 IIC Members
$20 single session; $15 IIC Members
- To book and for more information: T 9866 5931; E melbourne.iicinfo@esteri.it
- To download the Registration form: click here
Luca Severi Production Group
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