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This edition: Edward E. Boccia & Best of 2024

Episode Details

Original tape date: November 19, 2024. First aired: January 27, 2025.

In this episode of Italics, we introduce viewers to the Calandra Institute’s exhibition Edward E. Boccia: Postwar American Expressionist and we also gathered highlights from Italics best of 2024.

The exhibition presents a selection of paintings, drawings, and never-before-seen journals by the renowned artist Edward E. Boccia (1921–2012). Boccia’s striking paintings explore themes of desire, loss, and spirituality, offering a fresh and compelling perspective on Italian American modernism.

Guest List

Rosa Berland Curator + Historian of Modern & Contemporary Art, Independent

Alice Boccia Conservation Director, Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology

Dr. Joseph Sciorra Folklorist Director of Academic and Cultural Programs/Folklorist, Calandra Institute, Queens College, CUNY

Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Host, Italics