Silvia Simonetti

In the months of May and June, the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles will dedicate a series of events, round tables, screenings, and other initiatives to Expo Milan 2015 and its main themes, nutrition and sustainability. On the backdrop …

This story begins in San Venanzio di Galiera, a small village outside Bologna in Emilia Romagna region. Pietro Navarra – today also known as Mr. Italy – is a 10-year old boy, whose family returned to Italy after living a …

  One doesn’t have to be a connoisseur of contemporary art to be familiar with the name of Larry Gagosian, internationally renowned art dealer, whose popularity and financial power can afford to host museum-quality gallery exhibitions. In the 1970s he …

The 2015 Universal Exposition is now kicking off in a completely restyled city of Milan, Italy. For at least six more months, the whole world will be looking at, talking of, and heading to the incredible 1.1 square kilometers exposition …

Among the few women who have made it to the conductor’s podium, Speranza Scappucci is also a brilliant pianist and a graduate from the prestigious Juilliard School and the Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. After her debut as …

They call it brain drain, the latest plague that affects our modern societies, including the Italian one. But is it really a plague? In a globalized world can we consider progress – either scientific, artistic or human in general – …

American actor Robert De Niro’s next big screen role is all over the news. Last week he announced in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero that he signed to play Enzo Ferrari in a new biopic movie, and …

Artistic director of the New Museum in New York since 2007 and of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation in Milan since 2003, among other professional experiences and projects, Massimiliano Gioni was the youngest curator ever of the 55th Venice Biennale in …

The Italian American community of Los Angeles is proud of its cultural heritage and united in the effort to preserve it. This is particularly true on the day that marks the anniversary of the Italian Republic, established on June 2nd, …

In recent years, the beautiful Campania region in Italy, and mostly the city of Naples, have sadly made the news for the shameful waste management issue. And yet that same land has given birth to one of the most creative …