This edition: Edward E. Boccia & Best of 2024
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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
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- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, January 20 - 9:30am
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- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
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- Claudio Pagliara
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- Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
- Wednesday, January 14 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
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- Alain Elkann & ILICA
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