A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction on Wednesday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The painting, “Salvator Mundi,” Latin for “Savior of the World,” is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only o...

When: Sunday, December 10, 2017, 4:00 PM - Where: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space | 95th & Broadway, New York, NY 10025 - Costs: Members $55, Non-Members $60. Advance ticket purchase required. Buy now. Join us once again this year for NOIAW member, award winning singer and PBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli’s annual Christmas in Italy® conce...

As millions of Manhattan shoppers turn up their collars to the winter wind, Maserati offers a warm holiday treat in the form of the Levante SUV, as an exclusive vehicle display at The Shops at Columbus Circle opens to the public today to celebrate the magic of the season. The Levante will be on display in Time Warner Center's The Shops at Columbus...

Una maratona dal sapore epicureo, un pranzo tutto siciliano nel cuore di Manhattan a New York. Con le bellezze culinarie e le pietanze tipiche della Sicilia, preparate dallo Chef Salvatore Fraterrigo, a fare le veci del padrone di casa, e l’accompagnamento di nove vini di eccellente qualità, targati Firriato. Giovedì 2 novembre, presso la Gastronom...

At the beginning of SuperDesign, a film examining the visionary, Italian Radical Design Movement in the 60s (view trailer here), Gianni Pettena, one of the designers interviewed remarked, 'our influence was of art, not architecture.' This is a point well-taken in light of the humorous, colour saturated amorphous objects in the coinciding exhibition...

La direttrice artistica del Centro Italiano per l’Arte Moderna di New York, Heather Ewing, illustra programmi passati e futuri di uno fra gli incubatori di ricerca sull’arte Italiana più attivi in America. Tra Savinio, Paolini, Morandi ma anche Tacita Dean, Louise Bourgeois e Wolfgang Laib, la direttrice rileva alcuni cambiamenti epocali in ambito...

"Michelangelo divine draftsman & designer" è la nuova mostra ospitata dal MET - Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York sull'artista fiorentino Michelangelo Buonarroti. Inaugurata il 13 novembre, la mostra resterà aperta fino al 12 febbraio 2018. L'evento è reso possibile dalla generosità del Morgan Stanley e supportato inoltre dal Federal council o...

Mentre la metà del mese di presidenza italiana del Consiglio di Sicurezza ONU si avvicina, lo Stivale, la sua cultura e il suo inconfondibile stile di vita sono stati al centro della conferenza “Italics as a Global Commonwealth”, tenutasi al Palazzo di Vetro il 13 novembre. La prestigiosa cornice delle Nazioni Unite ha dunque ospitato Piero Bassett...

Wed, November 29, 2017. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST. Spark Labs Bryant Park - 25 W 39th St. 14 Fl - New York, NY 10018. On November 29th, VentureOut & The Italian Business and Investment Initiative are excited to host an Italian Pitch Night, a pitch night featuring some of the world's most promising Italian startups and our panel of seasoned venture inve...

With the winter season approaching, going on a trip to the Italian Alps might be a dream. But before forking over the cash, aspiring travelers can visit Baita, a pop-up restaurant at Eataly in New York that’s just as festive and cozy as the ski chalets in northern Italy. In Piemontese, the word ‘baita’ refers to a small ski lodge located in the Ita...