This edition: Maria Lai. A Journey to America
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Original tape date: March 20, 2025. First aired: April 27, 2025.In this episode of Italics, we visit Magazzino Italian Art Museum in Cold Spring to speak with Paola Mura, the museum’s artistic director and curator of Maria Lai. A Journey to America—the first U.S. retrospective dedicated to one of the most significant Italian artists of the 20th century.This exhibition provides an in-depth look at Maria Lai’s (1919–2013) groundbreaking six-decade career, featuring nearly 100 works. Maria lai was a visionary Italian artist known for her textile art, sculpture, and community-driven projects. Her art explored memory, language, and cultural identity, leaving a lasting impact on contemporary art.
Guest List
Paola Mura Artistic Director, Magazzino Italian Art Museum
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Host, Italics
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Monday, April 13 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Tuesday, April 14 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Wednesday, April 15 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Thursday, April 16 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, May 5 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, April 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, May 6 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, April 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 23 - 9:30am
- Thursday, May 7 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, April 22 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 11 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, April 27 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 28 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 29 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 30 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 4 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Wednesday, April 1 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Tuesday, March 31 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Monday, March 23 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, March 24 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, March 25 - 9:30am
- Thursday, March 26 - 9:30am
- Monday, March 30 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 9 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Thursday, March 19 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 8 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Wednesday, March 18 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 7 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Tuesday, March 17 - 9:30am
- Monday, April 6 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Monday, March 16 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 2 - 9:30am
