CONSOLATO GENERALE D’ITALIA A NY
On January 29, 2024 on the occasion of the Giorno della Memoria (International Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Consulate General of Italy will host the traditional ceremony of the public reading of the names of the Jews deported from Italy and the territories under Italian control.
The reading of the names is an open, outdoor event that will take place in front of the Italian Consulate (690 Park Avenue, between E. 68th and E. 69th street) from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. The public is invited to take part in the reading. Anyone interested can join the reading at any time during the ceremony.
MAGAZZINO ITALIAN ART
Art After War: Paola and Lorenza Mazzetti-
A program spotlighting the resilient legacy of the Mazzetti sisters
On Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Magazzino Italian Art, in collaboration with the Centro Primo Levi in New York, will host Art After War, a program spotlighting the resilient legacy of the Mazzetti sisters. Born in Rome in 1927, Paola and Lorenza Mazzetti witnessed the murder of their adoptive family—the Jewish cousins of scientist Albert Einstein— in August 1944, an event that profoundly shaped their artistic journey. Their lives became a testament to resilience and an exploration of trauma through a diverse range of creative expressions encompassing painting, filmmaking, writing, and psychoanalysis.
The event is in commemoration of the Giornata della Memoria—the International Holocaust Remembrance Day—observed every year on January 27th and is part of a joint project with other Italian institutions in N.Y. The program at Magazzino will serve as a tribute to the twin sisters’ profound artistic impact. Speakers Alessandro Cassin and Davide Spagnoletto will provide insight into the parallel artistic practices of Paola and Lorenza and how art became a means of navigating a society still influenced by the traumatic events of war and persecution.
A key element of the program will delve into the concept of the double image, a prominent trope in 20th-century art. Paola and Lorenza’s artworks offer a nuanced perspective on memory, inviting viewers to explore the interplay between sameness and difference, both in their art and in their reflections on memory itself.
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