Written by Benjamin Maseman CIMA’s Fall 2021 Intern
Connecting the Futurist’s style and principles with Mario Schifano’s paintings, Laura Mattioli, during her talk at the Mario Schifano Study Days spoke of art dedicated to the everyday where the insular realm of the expressive and the vibrance of streets, parties, and words come together….
Continue reading >>A jazz concert at CIMA
Written by Benjamin Maseman, CIMA’s 2021 Fall Intern
This past Wednesday, October 20th, CIMA members and lovers of jazz visited the center for a live performance of classic compositions, reimagined versions of songs by The Velvet Underground and a piece by Mario Schifano’s short lived group, Le Stelle di Mario Schifano.The evening started with prosecco,…
Continue reading >>Luiss Alumni Event at CIMA
Written by Daniel Lowe, CIMA’s Summer-Fall 2021 Intern.
On October 28, 2021, CIMA hosted an intimate soirée for the New York-based alumni of the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (Luiss). A diverse group of professionals from Italy and beyond got a chance to network over a glass of prosecco after receiving a…
Continue reading >>CIMA Members Visit Peter Freeman and Shin Gallery
Written by Daniel Lowe, CIMA’s Summer-Fall 2021 Intern.
Over the past two weeks, CIMA members were treated to exclusive tours of two Downtown gallery exhibitions: Thomas Schütte at Peter Freeman Gallery, and Spazio e Forma: Lucio Fontana & Carla Prina at Shin Gallery.
On October 6, CIMA Members visited the Peter Freeman Gallery to view…
Continue reading >>Meet Our New Fall Intern Benjamin Maseman
Benjamin in Oxford.
What made you become interested in Art History?
My dad was a printmaker when I was growing up and he…
Continue reading >>CIMA Members Visit Magazzino Italian Art and The Morgan Library & Museum
Written by Daniel Lowe, CIMA’s Summer-Fall 2021 Intern.
This week, CIMA members had the opportunity to attend not one, but two exciting and exclusive museum visits.
On September 20th, our members were treated to a tour of Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring, NY. The tour was divided into two equally fascinating parts: first, Magazzino…
Continue reading >>CIMA Members Visit “Louise Bourgeois, Freud’s Daughter” at The Jewish Museum
Written by Daniel Lowe, CIMA’s Summer-Fall 2021 Intern.
On Monday, August 30, 2021, CIMA members were treated to a group visit to the Jewish Museum to view the “Louise Bourgeois, Freud’s Daughter” exhibition, curated by Philip Larratt-Smith. The exhibition unpacks Bourgeois’ relationship with freudian psychological theories by tapping into the childhood trauma that encumbered Bourgeois…
Continue reading >>Screening of Schifano’s “Reflex” and “Souvenir”
Written by Daniel Lowe, CIMA’s Summer-Fall 2021 intern.
Yesterday CIMA and Elizabeth Street Garden were delighted to host the final instalment of Beyond the Canvas: Schifano and Film, in collaboration with the Cineteca Nazionale.
As our guests started to arrive, the impending rain came ever closer to the bucolic garden rendering the air heavy and…
Continue reading >>Intern Night at CIMA
Written by CIMA’s interns, Gizelle Greeley-Winter, Daniel Lowe & Clara Apostolatos.
Last night, CIMA celebrated the end of summer internships across the five Burroughs by hosting a special evening event open to all interns of artistic and cultural institutions!
Interns from the MET Museum, the Noguchi Museum, Shin Gallery, and other cultural institutions…
Continue reading >>In memory of Roberto Calasso
The Italian publisher, translator and writer Roberto Calasso passed away on July 28 in Milan at the age of 80, a day before his two new books “Bobi” and “Memè Scianca” were released.
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