2nd International Sculpture Symposium at the Lebanese University
The Italian Institute participates to the Symposium with three Italian sculptors, Pierluigi Portale, Michele Sassi and Luca Prandini. The Sculpture Symposium is held from October 1st till October 15th, 2019 at the Main Hadath Campus of the Lebanese University. The created artworks will be displayed in different zones of Beirut. The Symposium opens on October […]
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10th BEIRUT ART FAIR – Lebanon Modern! “Unexpected Trove – The Unseen Works Of Hussein Madi”
Placed under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Lebanon, the exhibition presents never-before-exhibited paintings, especially rare landscapes, by celebrated Italian-Lebanese artist Hussein Madi (b. 1938). The exceptional ensemble of 47 paintings, produced between 1965 and 1970 during his early years in Rome, was assumed lost for almost forty years, and only recently resurfaced serendipitously. […]
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Installation “Follow Ergo Sum”
The installation is exhibited within the Biennial of Contemporary Art – Universal Data of the MACAM-Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Alita (Byblos). Follow ergo sum, a multimedia installation by the Italian artist and architect Daniele Zerbi,invites the viewer to reflect on the relationship between universal data and contemporary art, focusing on the aspect of the […]
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2nd BIENNALE of Contemporary Art – “Universal Data”
An Exploration of Our Digital Presence. The Italian Cultural Institute participates to the event launched by MACAM with the Italian artistic collective Antonello Ghezzi (comprised of Nadia Antonello and Paolo Ghezzi) and with the Italian artist Daniele Zerbi.Behind the massive rustic gate of the industrial museum, over 60 Lebanese and international artists (over twenty nationalities) will […]
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Installation “Shooting Stars”
The installation is exhibited within the Biennial of Contemporary Art – Universal Data of the MACAM-Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Alita (Byblos) “Shooting Star” is a sound project, created by the artist’s collective Antonello Ghezzi in collaboration with the National Institute for Astrophysics and specifically the Radio Telescope in Medicina (Bo). Thanks to the […]
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“REQUIEM” by Giuseppe Verdi
Maria Agresta (soprano) – Daniela Barcellona (mezzo)Giorgio Berrugi (tenor) – John Relyea (bass)Romanian Radio Chamber OrchestraAntonine University ChoirToufic Maatouk (conductor) This extraordinary performance of Verdi’s Requiem features four internationally renowned vocalists: soprano Maria Agresta, acclaimed for her soaring phrasing, joined by distinguished mezzo-soprano Daniela Barcellona, magnificent tenor Giorgio Berrugi and one of today’s finest basses […]
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“Mediterramìa” – Luca Ciarla solOrkestra in Tripoli
Italian born violin wizard Luca Ciarla owns the stage with his fiddle and a few toy instruments. With a loop pedal he performs live all the parts, playing the violin also like a guitar, a cello or a percussion. In this imaginative landscape Luca sings, whistles, plays other little instruments or adds new improvisations; music […]
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“Mediterramìa” – Luca Ciarla solOrkestra in Beirut
Italian born violin wizard Luca Ciarla owns the stage with his fiddle and a few toy instruments. With a loop pedal he performs live all the parts, playing the violin also like a guitar, a cello or a percussion. In this imaginative landscape Luca sings, whistles, plays other little instruments or adds new improvisations; music […]
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Cabriolet Film Festival “Untold”
The Italian Cultural Institute participates in the 11th edition of the Cabriolet Film Festival, this year dedicated to “Untold” theme. The Cabriolet is an open-air short film festival organized by the Association Laboratoire d’Art, in June on the stairs of St. Nicholas in the traditional district of Gemmayzeh in Beirut.During the Festival, the following shorts […]
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DocuFilm “Is it about love?” by Elisabetta Lodoli
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Cabriolet Film Festival and the Gemmayzeh Theater, organizes the screening of the film “Is it about love?” by Elisabetta Lodoli. The screening, which is part of the “Untold” theme of the Cabriolet Film Festival, will take place in the presence of the director and will be followed […]
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