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Finding Common Ground Through Digital Art:The Ars Electronica Festival 2021

Because of the pandemic, arts have shifted - even if temporarily - to digital media; so this year, for the second time since the first edition in 1979, the Ars Electronica Festival will become ”hybrid” and will open to interdisciplinary arts and artists interested in exploring a way to share space and intentions with the digital world. The XRE (Extended Reality Ensemble) is a collective of artists, both digital and non-digital, willing to find a common ground where to meet and collaborate in a safe and balanced space. I interviewed Clara Francesca, one of the founders of the XRE and co-curator of the festival, together with Ann Wichman.

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Art Comes Back to Life With Spring and Broadway May Turn the Lights Back On

New York City presents some initiatives with the purpose of giving some vitality back to show business and events. Doctor Fauci stated: “If enough people get vaccinated and if we are careful in reopening and resuming activities, based on current projections, I believe we likely could see a return to more fully open movie and Broadway theaters sometime in the fall”. There is a good chance that the vaccine will help us create enough immunity to really pick up from where we left off.

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In California, the Italian Cultural Institute Presents “Filming Italy Los Angeles”

Rome, March 8th 2021. The program of the sixth edition of Filming Italy – Los Angeles with the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles was presented today in the press conference. It will take place from March 18th to 21st, 2021 in Los Angeles with 90% streaming, in collaboration with APA (Audiovisual Producers Association) and under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los […]

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“Il Sogno e la Ragione da Harlem al BLM”: Interview with Author Daniele Biacchessi

"Normally, when you are one step away from a dictatorship or fascism, you see the difficulty of living in a democratic society, and you realize how important it is to be able to maintain a democratic system. However, democracy is fragile in its own way, people enforce it, and as much as there may be rules, they do not apply to everyone. This was demonstrated by the horrific events of the attack on Capitol Hill. The madness of the United States has often shown as they try to portray in myth a model that could apply to everyone, but there’s no such thing."

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Covid in NYC, What’s Life Like? On Real Estate, Safety, Culture, and Entertainment…

The city has suffered tremendously from the lack of entertainment and the need to remain indoors. In a city that thrives on its cultural offerings, the majority of many institutions have remained closed, and the museums that have opened are on very limited scheduling. The Metropolitan Opera is closed until next Fall, movie theatres remain a high-risk factor, and social distancing although mandated, is still not insurance that one will be safe. But I don’t believe that one insurmountable event will ultimately alter the entire course of our lives.
Vincenzo Pietropaolo

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Vincenzo Pietropaolo: Italian-Canadian Photographer Turns His Lens on Injustice

“I wanted to show two things with my camera: the things that had to be appreciated, and the things that had to be corrected. Photography reveals beauty and truth. And truth sometimes is not very pleasant. I learned about the power of the camera when I was trying to take pictures in a garment factory on Spadina Avenue in Toronto. Because the owners were afraid that the camera could witness and record something that wasn’t right—like unsafe working conditions-- they made it almost impossible for me. If I had not become a photographer I would have been a human rights lawyer.”

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Museo degli Innocenti: Entrepreneurs Who Donated Beauty Even to the Most Humble

The silk makers were well travelled business people, but they were also conscious of their responsibilities and believed that the poor, in this case the abandoned children, had as much right to beauty as others. They entrusted the responsibility for the construction of the institution to Filippo Brunelleschi. It would be as if today the Italian Merchants Association, la Confindustria, entrusted a project for the welcoming of migrants to Renzo Piano.

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