This weekend, June 17-19, 2022, Magazzino Italian Art presents Cinema in Piazza, partnering once again with the Cold Spring Film Society and Artecinema for our annual film series. We are excited to welcome guests back to the museum’s central courtyard to enjoy light refreshments, engaging panel discussions, and a selection of film screenings, as outlined below.
Melissa McGill: Red Regatta
June 17, 2022 | Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are sold out for this event.
This film by Venetian filmmaker Giovanni Pellegrini follows artist Melissa McGill’s independent public art project, Red Regatta, which was presented in collaboration with Associazione Vela al Terzo Venezia and co-organized by Magazzino Italian Art, curated by Chiara Spangaro with project manager Marcella Ferrari and support from Mazzoleni. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the artist Melissa McGill and Magazzino’s Curatorial and Programming Assistant, Chiara Mannarino.
In conjunction with the film screening, there will be a book launch of the 200-page volume, Red Regatta. Published by Marsilio and designed by Beatriz Cifuentes of New York studio Waterhouse Cifuentes Design, the book features McGill’s personal reflections, as well as essays by Chiara Spangaro tracing the artist’s body of work and Silvio Testa, who reveals the secrets and history of the vela al terzo tradition in the lagoon.
Design is One: Lella & Massimo Vignelli
June 18, 2022 | Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets available here.
Italian-born Lella and Massimo Vignelli are among the world’s most influential designers. Their work covers such a broad spectrum that one could say they are known by everybody, even those who don’t know their names. Through the scope and integrity of their work, they have influenced the world of design for over 40 years. The film brings us into the work and everyday moments of the Vignellis’ world, capturing their intelligence and creativity, as well as their humanity, warmth, and humor.
Prior to the screening, director Kathy Brew will be in conversation with designer Beatriz Cifuentes, a longtime associate of the Vignellis, who is featured in the film. They will discuss what it was like to work with the Vignellis and how their design philosophy, discipline, and practice carries on in Cifuentes’ own design practice with Waterhouse Cifuentes Design and as a design consultant for Magazzino Italian Art.
Swept Away
June 19, 2022 | Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets available here.
In celebration of the career and legacy of Lina Wertmüller, we will screen her noteworthy film Swept Away. There will be an introduction by Dr. Elizabeth Alsop in which she will share information about the production, contemporary reception, and legacy of Swept Away, and situate the film within the broader context of Lina Wertmüller’s career. Dr. Alsop will also offer comments on some of the film’s most salient and controversial themes, drawing on the work of leading critics and film scholars.
About Artecinema
Artecinema is an international festival of films on contemporary art established in Naples in 1996, curated by Laura Trisorio which, for several years, has been awarded medals from the President of the Republic of Italy. Each year the festival presents a selection of some thirty documentaries from all over the world about the most important artists, architects and photographers of the last fifty years. Artecinema is one of the most anticipated events of the sector and provides an opportunity for a learning experience as well as social gathering and cultural exchange. www.artecinema.com
About Cold Spring Film Society
The Cold Spring Film Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer-run arts organization based in Cold Spring, NY dedicated to fostering goodwill, community fellowship and appreciation of the moving image arts by screening enjoyable films in local venues. Their annual outdoor Summer Film Series at Dockside Park provides an evening of free entertainment in the village’s unique outdoor spaces for people of all ages. In addition to their Summer Film Series, CSFS also programs an indoor Winter Film Series and partners with other local organizations like Boscobel House & Gardens, Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Butterfield Library and the Haldane schools to provide additional screenings and film enrichment programs throughout the year. For more information or if you’re interested in helping out at screenings, please visit coldspringfilm.org or check us out on facebook/coldspringfilm or twitter/coldspringfilm and instagram @coldspringfilm.
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