Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Tokyo. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
Carlio Sergio Signori “Le Paradis Terrestre”
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[0]- Media: Photography - Sculpture
- 2020-02-14 - 2020-03-01
This exhibition features 30 photos taken by photographer Osamu Nakamura of works by renowned Italian sculptor Carlio Sergio Signori. More »
Robert Bosisio + Michela Pedron Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Installation
- 2018-10-12 - 2018-10-27
Exhibiting work by the Italian artists Robert Bosisio and Michela Pedron with the cooperation of the contemporary art association Associazione dei Musei d’Arte Contemporanea Italiani.More »
Laura Liverani Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Photography - Video and Film
- 2017-03-03 - 2017-03-18
The Ainu people inhabit the northern part of the Japanese archipelago and have fostered their own unique culture in the severe natural environment there. Although the origins are not yet fully understood,...More »
11th UNHCR Refugee Film Festival
[0] [0]- Media: Video and Film - Art Festival
- 2016-10-08 - 2016-10-10
Taking place across the four cities of Sendai, Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka, this Autumn the UNHCR Refugee Gilm Festival enters its 11th volume. With the Japan premiere of award winning film Fuocoammare and...More »
Alessandra Maria Bonanotte “Meian”
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2016-01-19 - 2016-02-06
The Italian photographer Alessandra Maria Bonanotte presents 40 works capturing traditional Japan seen in the country’s nature, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, artisans and their works, festivals,...More »
Igort + Jiro Taniguchi “People on Walks”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2015-11-28 - 2015-12-19
Presenting the works of Italy’s Igort and Japan’s Jiro Taniguchi, two internationally acclaimed manga artists who met in the 90s and have been inspiring each other ever since. Here Igort debuts new works...More »
Cecco Bonanotte Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Media Arts
- 2015-10-07 - 2015-10-31
The Italian sculptor presents an homage to Japanese culture.More »
Oliviero Bertolas “Nihil Sub Sole Novum”
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture - Party - Talks
- 2015-04-25 - 2015-05-09
This exhibition traces the past 15 years in the career of Oliviero Bertolaso (b. 1971), a Verona-born sculptor influenced by art from a young age, including that of his uncle, who taught at a German art...More »
Italian Picture Book Illustration in the Digital Age
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2014-11-07 - 2014-11-08
The illustration work of Italian creatives Philip Giordano and Gianluca Foli are featured alongside examples of digital publishing for touch panel media.More »
The Praemium Imperiale - Giuseppe Penone Artist Talk
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2014-10-16 - 2014-10-16
To mark his receipt of the Praemium Imperiale award Giuseppe Penone joins in conversation with art critic and former director of Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Masahiro Aoki. Venue: Istituto Italiano...More »
3rd Barbara Capocchin International Architecture Biennale
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture - Talks
- 2014-09-26 - 2014-10-09
The Barbara Capocchin International Architecture Prize and Architecture Exhibition, held biannually in Padua, Italy, comes to Japan. The show introduces the 2013 contest’s winning designs. [Related...More »
Italian Calligraphy
[0] [1]- Media: Graphics - Party
- 2014-07-19 - 2014-08-02
Led by Norio Nagayama, the club “Sumi Gokoro-kai” has been spreading Japanese calligraphy across Europe for 20 years, holding classes and seminars in places including Italy and Spain. On display are 113...More »
Chiara Caselli “Il Giardino”
[0] [1]- Media: Photography - Party
- 2014-05-10 - 2014-05-24
Well known for her career as an actress, starring in the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, Liliana Cavani and Marco Bechis, Chiara Caselli has also gained a reputation as a skilled photographer and here...More »
Cecco Bonanotte + Hiroshi Senju Talk
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2012-10-25 - 2012-10-25
Special dialogue between Cecco Bonanotte, winner of this year's Praemium Imperiale Prize for sculpture, and internationally renowned Japanese painter Hiroshi Senju. October 25th (Thu) 18:00 Free entry,...More »
Angelo Mangiarotti "Angelo Mangiarotti's Philosophy and Record of Co-operation with Japanese Staff"
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Architecture - Product
- 2012-06-14 - 2012-06-30
Features panels, furniture, design work, sculptures and sketches by Italian architectural giant Angelo Mangiarotti and the Japanese staff in his Milan studio, from the Sixties to the present.More »
"Italian Picture Books and Children's Books" Exhibition
[0] [0]- 2012-02-03 - 2012-02-16
Features around 120 picture books introducing Italian customs, history and culture.More »
Massimo Berretta "Fountains of Rome"
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2012-01-17 - 2012-01-31
Features thirty-six photographs of Rome fountains, symbols of the Italian city, and their surrounding sculptors and squares that are reflected in the water surface.More »
"Uffizi Virtual Museum Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Painting - Talks
- 2011-11-22 - 2011-12-19
This is the first Japan show to offer viewers a glimpse of renowned Renaissance paintings from the collection of the Uffizi in Florence using digital technology.More »
"Intermediating Patterns" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture
- 2011-09-26 - 2011-10-12
In the gradual process of continuing development the Japanese craftsman learned to adapt and simplify design forms until they attained a degree of purity through progressive evolution. Each motif reached...More »
Giorgio Vasari Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Architecture
- 2011-09-26 - 2011-10-12
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was a Renaissance artist and architect who served as court painter to Cosimo I. He created wall and ceiling frescoes for the Palazzo Vecchio as well as the dome painting inside...More »
Nelson Romero Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Party
- 2011-09-15 - 2011-09-24
Showcases 30 sketches by Uruguayan artist Nelson Romero that depict his playful, carefree youth spent in a farming village. More »
"Japan x Faenza: Contemporary Ceramics" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2011-09-02 - 2011-09-23
Held concurrently with an exhibition of work by Faenza-born artist Guerrino Tramonti at the Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, this exhibition showcases recent pieces by 39 Japanese ceramicists who have won...More »
Carla Rinaldi + Manabu Sato "Bambini di Reggio Emilia" Talk
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2011-07-15 - 2011-07-15
Carla Rinaldi is President of Reggio Children and Director of the Loris Malaguzzi International Center in Reggio Emilia, Italy. This lecture invites Rinaldi and Manabu Sato, a professor of education at...More »
"Italian Artists Exhibition"
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Installation - Video and Film
- 2011-05-25 - 2011-07-08
This exhibition is being held as part of this year's 54th Venice Biennale, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. On display are works by 6 artists chosen by the Biennale's organizing...More »
"Uffizi Virtual Museum Exhibition: Project Preview"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Media Arts
- 2011-03-11 - 2011-03-21
Slated to be held in autumn this year, the Uffizi Virtual Museum Exhibition seeks to provide visitors with a new art experience enhanced by information technology. This exhibition is a preview of that...More »
"Italy's World Heritage" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2010-11-29 - 2010-12-18
Italy is home to some 45 world heritage sites. This exhibition showcases photos by 14 contemporary photographers depicting these central sites of Italian heritage that form an unchanging backdrop of historical...More »
"Barbara Capocchin International Architecture Biennale in Japan" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture - Talks
- 2010-09-21 - 2010-10-10
The Barbara Capocchin International Architecture Prize was founded with the aim of enhancing the quality of contemporary architecture while maintaining a relationship to the local community. Past Japanese...More »
“Architecture and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft” Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture
- 2010-06-21 - 2010-07-03
The Embassy of Switzerland in Japan and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo are proud to bring to Japan the exhibition “Architecture and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft”. The exhibition presents...More »
Symposium on the Restoration of the Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2010-06-01 - 2010-06-01
A team composed of researchers and experts from Kanazawa University, the Santa Croce Church in Florence and the National Institute for Restoration have been working on a project to restore the frescoes...More »
Alessandro Papetti "Dynamic Space"
[0] [3]- Media: Painting
- 2010-05-31 - 2010-06-18
Curated by Silvia Bottani, this exhibition by Alessandro Papetti offers viewers a glimpse at this veteran painter's career. On display is a series of paintings that focus on three themes: water, abandoned...More »
"Italian Movie Posters 1938-1990" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics
- 2010-04-15 - 2010-05-07
This exhibition of Italian film posters commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Italian film festival held annually over Golden Week. On display are posters for films by directors such as Fellini, Antonioni,...More »
"Architecture, Space, Place" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Architecture
- 2010-02-02 - 2010-02-17
LMP Architects, founded in 1975 in Buenos Aires by Eduardo Lacroze, Jose Ignacio Miguens and Francisco Prati, have built a diverse range of projects (residential, commercial, civil, religious) in places...More »
Sandro Chia “Romantic Bucolic”
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Video and Film
- 2009-11-25 - 2009-12-17
On the occasion of “Italy in Japan 2009”, the Italian Cultural Institute will present a solo exhibition by Sandro Chia (born in Florence in 1946), an internationally renowned artist and one of the most...More »
"Spectacular Landscapes! Italy" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2009-08-10 - 2009-08-28
This exhibition is a contemporary version of the "Grand Tour" across Italy, discovering the charm of its many sights along the way. From the Alps in the north to the southern islands, these photos introduce...More »
Onze "Humanized"
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2009-07-18 - 2009-08-01
Curated by Ferruccio Giromini, this exhibition by artist Stefano Centonze (alias Onze) showcases 50 works created from 2007 to 2009. After graduating with a diploma in painting from the Academy of Fine...More »
"Andersen Prize, Italy 1982-2009" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2009-06-10 - 2009-07-04
Following the first installment in December 2007, this second edition of the Italian Picture and Children's Books Exhibition showcases over 30 years of work by winners of the Andersen Prize. The renowned...More »
"Slow Watching - Photography and Contemplation" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Photography - Party
- 2009-03-07 - 2009-03-13
For the first time abroad, works realized by 5 Italian photographers among the most interesting in Italy nowadays: Daniele Dainelli, Luigi Gariglio, Claudio Gobbi, Sirio Magnabosco e Claudio Sabatino....More »
"Japanese and Italian Culture Law" Talk Event
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2008-11-05 - 2008-11-05
The aim of this meeting, which takes place on November 5th at 10:00 in the Umberto Agnelli Hall at the Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo, will be presided over by Professor Pietro Rescigno, a member...More »
"100 Projects by Enzo Mari" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Product
- 2008-11-03 - 2008-11-26
Master designer Enzo Mari (1932-) is a keen investigator of the essence of his discipline. He is widely recognized as both a practitioner and theorist in the Italian design world. In over 50 years in the...More »
Umberto Stefanelli "...I Stand At The Door And Knock"
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2008-09-13 - 2008-09-27
This exhibition by Italian photographer Umberto Stefanelli, entitled "...I Stand At The Door And Knock", is co-organized with H.A.C. Gallery, and has travelled the world since 2006. The exhibition is...More »
"21st Koizumi International Student Lighting Design Competition Award Ceremony"
[0] [0]- Media: Party - Performance Art - Art Competition
- 2008-07-18 - 2008-07-18
The Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo is organizing an award ceremony for the 21st Koizumi international student lighting design competition on July 18th (Fri). In conjunction with this event, two...More »
"Nurturing Italian Brands" Seminar
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2008-07-03 - 2008-07-03
Japanese companies have intently pursued high functionality and low cost in manufacturing operations. Italian brands, on the other hand, finely attuned to the sensitivity of their products, have been throwing...More »
"Vento d'Occidente: Mosaic + Ceramic" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics
- 2008-06-18 - 2008-07-04
This exhibition features the work of two artists: Tomo Hirai, a ceramicist who has been a long-term resident of Faenza, Italy, and Felice Nittolo, a mosaic artist who is inspired by Ravenna. Reflected...More »
"Conference on Carlo Zauli" Talk Event
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2008-06-17 - 2008-06-17
Speakers: Luciano Caramel (professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan), Ryuichi Matsubara (curator, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto), Masaaki Iseki (director, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien...More »
"Italian Genius Now" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Photography - Sculpture - Product - Fashion - Party
- 2008-04-29 - 2008-06-08
After Singapore, Hanoi and Seoul, the "Italian Genius Now" exhibition will show in Tokyo at the Italian Cultural Institute from April 29th to June 8th, presenting about 90 works from the important collections...More »
"Federico da Montefeltro's Studio" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2008-03-29 - 2008-04-20
Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482) was the ruler of the duchy of Urbino, a skilled general as well as a scholar and humanist with numerous ties to artists and cognoscenti of the time, contributing to...More »
Giuliano Ghelli "The Ways of Time"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-02-23 - 2008-03-20
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo organizes events that fuse art and industry. This exhibition features internationally-active artist Giuliano Ghelli, who has worked with Italian car manufacturers...More »
"Cazzaniga" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Crafts
- 2007-09-22 - 2007-10-08
Jewelers Cazzaniga are based in Rome, Italy and have been producing all handmade jewelry with traditional finely detailed craftsmanship since opening their doors in 1929. Their highly artistic jewelry...More »
2D
- Graphics (23)
- Illustration (34)
- Painting (210)
- Drawing (101)
- Manga (5)
- Nihonga (34)
- Photography (102)
- Prints (40)
3D
- Architecture (11)
- Sculpture (100)
- Installation (69)
- Fashion (23)
- Product (17)
- Crafts (54)
- Ceramics (24)
Screen
- Video and Film (30)
- Animation (4)
Misc.
- Media Arts (15)
- Sound (6)
- Performance Art (5)
- Art Festival (1)
- Art Fair (0)
- Artist in Residence (0)
- Art Competition (6)
Particip.
Area:
Ginza, Marunouchi(68) Ueno, Yanaka(16) Kyobashi, Nihonbashi(25) Omotesando, Aoyama(34) Shinjuku(23) Shibuya(20) Roppongi, Nogizaka(35) Ebisu, Daikanyama(16) Musashino, Tama(32) Bakurocho(6) Shirokane, Hiroo(1) Chiyoda(16) Odaiba, Kachidoki(9) Kiyosumi, Ryogoku(15) Ichigaya, Kagurazaka(10) Setagaya, Kawasaki(15) Yokohama, Kanagawa(26) Tokyo: Others(24) Kanto: others(49)
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