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  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. The Methodist Episcopal Church of New York City Book 2 for Baptisms, here on a table of a reading room of the New York Public Library, was transcribed in the 19th century and goes back to baptisms that took place in the 18th century. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library015.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. The Methodist Episcopal Church of New York City Book 2 for Baptisms, here on a table of a reading room of the New York Public Library, was transcribed in the 19th century and goes back to baptisms that took place in the 18th century. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library014.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. A marriage index book, which refers to the marriage clipping books, sits on the table of the reading room of the New York Public Library. It was acquired buy NYPL from the Geneological and Biographical Society of New York. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library013.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Books acquired from the New York Public Library sit on a table of the reading room of the NYPL. In the back ground is Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library007.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Books acquired from the New York Public Library sit on a table of the reading room of the NYPL. In the back ground is Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library008.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Books acquired from the New York Public Library sit on a table of the reading room of the NYPL. Note: book on top (a "Test book" of the Emigrants Savings Bank) belongs to NYPL. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library004.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. A marriage index book, which refers to the marriage clipping books (on the bottom right), sits on the table of the reading room of the New York Public Library. It was acquired buy NYPL from the Geneological and Biographical Society of New York. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library001.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Books acquired from the New York Public Library sit on a table of the reading room of the NYPL. Note: book on top (a "Test book" of the Emigrants Savings Bank) belongs to NYPL. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library002.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Picture of St-George's episcopal church in Hempstead Long Island (picture belongs to NYPL) where the book was made. The book is a transcription of marriages, births and deaths of Hempstead, L.I.Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library012.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Picture of St-George's episcopal church in Hempstead Long Island (picture belongs to NYPL) where the book was made. The book is a transcription of marriages, births and deaths of Hempstead, L.I.Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library011.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library010.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library009.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library005.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library003.jpg
  • 15 July, 2008. New York, NY. Ruth Carr, Chief Librarian of United States History, Local History and Genealogy points out a register of the Colonial Families of Philisburgh, Westchester County, NY. The gravestone illustrates the beginning of the chapter of the Buckhout family, a dutch family that came to New Amsterdam in 1663). Up to 75,000 pieces were acquired from The Genealogical Society by the New York Public Library. The entire collection will be received between August and September and will then be cataloged for several years.<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Library006.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Artist Hashim Taeeh (65), part of the artistic partnership WAMI, poses with his cardboard artwork in a room of the Iraqi Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TIme"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at t
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: (L-R) Artists Yassen Wami (40) and Hashim Taeeh (65) listen to a visitor of the installation in the kitchen of the Iraqi Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Director Fabio Cherstich briefs the company of opera singers and actors before their performance of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_493...jpg
  • NAPLES, ITALY - 25 November 2013: Poeple sit at coffee tables at a cafe by the University library in Piazza Bellini,  named for the master of Neapolitan baroque music, in Naples, Italy, on November 25th, 2013.
    CIPG_20131125_NYT_Naples__M3_6353.jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Cardboard furniture designed by artist Yassen Wami (40) of the artistic partnership WAMI, is here in a room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Opera singer Federico Cavarzan rehearses before his performance of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_573...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (L-R) Opera singers and actors Silvia Lee (first row), Vittoria Faro, Veronica Marini,  Reut Ventorero and costume assistant Francesca Ghermandi<br />
 of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_572...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (R-L) Costume assistant Francesca Ghermandi, opera singers and actors Vittoria Faro, Veronica Marini,  Federico Cavarzan and Silvia Lee of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_569...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (R-L) Opera singers and actors Veronica Marini (bottom), Vittoria Faro (top), Federico Cavarzan and Silvia Lee of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_568...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (R-L) Costume assistant Francesca Ghermandi (top), Opera singers and actors Veronica Marini (bottom), Vittoria Faro and Murat Can Guvem of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_566...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (R-L) Opera singers and actors Veronica Marini, Vittoria Faro, Murat Can Guvem and Maharram Huseynov of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_565...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Opera singer Federico Cavarzan has his make-up put on by costume assistant Francesca Ghermandi before his performance of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_562...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Costumes used for the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, are seen here in the basement of the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_496...jpg
  • MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 11 MAY 2014: Writer Max Scharnigg is here in his pilgrim room in the archontariki (guest house) of the Koutloumoussious monastery  in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece, on May 11th 2014.<br />
<br />
Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic of the True Cross. The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.<br />
It has 20 working monks.<br />
<br />
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".
    CIPG_20140511_ADAC_MountAthos__M3_43...tif
  • MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 10 MAY 2014: A fountain at the entrance of the Koutloumoussiou monastery, in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece, on May 10th 2014. <br />
<br />
Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic of the True Cross. The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.<br />
It has 20 working monks.<br />
<br />
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".
    CIPG_20140510_ADAC_MountAthos__M3_43...tif
  • MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 10 MAY 2014: A fresco in the ceiling of the church of the Koutloumoussiou monastery, in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece, on May 10th 2014. <br />
<br />
Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic of the True Cross. The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.<br />
It has 20 working monks.<br />
<br />
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".
    CIPG_20140510_ADAC_MountAthos__M3_42...tif
  • MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 10 MAY 2014: An orthodox icon in the church of the Koutloumoussiou monastery, in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece, on May 10th 2014. <br />
<br />
Among the treasures of the monastery is the purported largest relic of the True Cross. The library of monastery contains 662 manuscripts and approximately 3,500 printed books.<br />
It has 20 working monks.<br />
<br />
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".
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  • MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 9 MAY 2014: Exterior view of the Holy Monastery of Iviron, in Mount Athos, Greece, on May 9th 2014.<br />
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The Iviron monastery ranks third in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The library of Iviron monastery contains 2000 manuscripts, 15 liturgical scrolls, and 20,000 books, most of which are in Georgian, Greek, Hebrew and Latin.<br />
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Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, at the warehouse of the National Comic Museum before  moving the collection from to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator of "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, in his home-studio the day before moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, in his home-studio the day before moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, in his home-studio the day before moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, in his home-studio the day before moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, sits on the couch of his home-studio in front of the wall exhibiting his most famous comics, such as "Beetle Bailey" and "Hi and Lois". On June 20th Mr. Walker will be moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, draws a strip of "Beetle Bailey" in his home-studio the day before moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
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  • 19 June, 2008. Stamford, CT. Cartoonist Mort Walker, 85, draws a strip of "Beetle Bailey" in his home-studio the day before moving his National Comic Museum collection from a warehouse in Stamford to a Ohio State University library. Mr. Walker is the creator "Beetle Bailey", one of the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. The museum was established by Mr. Walker in 1976. Since then he collected over 200.000 pieces, including comic books, new clippings, drawings, film footage and posters.<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
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  • ROME, ITALY - 24 JANUARY 2013: A screen with a message saying "The Chamber (of Deputies) will be called at home" is seen at the entrance of the Library of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome on January 25, 2013. The Chamber of Deputies was dissolved by the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano after PM Mario Monti resigned in December 2012.<br />
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A general election to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate, the two houses of the Italian parliament, will take place on 24–25 February 2013. The main candidates running for Prime Minister are Pierluigi Bersani (leader of the centre-left coalition "Italy. Common Good"), former PM Mario Monti (leader of the centrist coalition "With Monti for Italy") and former PM Silvio Berlusconi (leader of the centre-right coalition).<br />
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ROMA, ITALIA - 24 GENNAIO 2013: Uno schermo riporta la dicitura "La Camera sarà convocata a domicilio" all'entrata della Libreria della Camera dei Deputati a Roma,  il 25 gennaio 2013. Le camere sono state sciolte dal Presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano dopo che il premier Mario Monti ha rassegnato le proprie dimissioni a dicembre 2012.<br />
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Le elezioni politiche italiane del 2013 per il rinnovo dei due rami del Parlamento italiano – la Camera dei deputati e il Senato della Repubblica – si terranno domenica 24 e lunedì 25 febbraio 2013 a seguito dello scioglimento anticipato delle Camere avvenuto il 22 dicembre 2012, quattro mesi prima della conclusione naturale della XVI Legislatura. I principali candidate per la Presidenza del Consiglio sono Pierluigi Bersani (leader della coalizione di centro-sinistra "Italia. Bene Comune"), il premier uscente Mario Monti (leader della coalizione di centro "Con Monti per l'Italia") e l'ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi (leader della coalizione di centro-destra).
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  • 4 May, 2012. Palermo, Italy. 1935 statues of Mercury and Diana Huntress by Sicilian sculptor Nino Geraci in the library of Palazzo Branciforte after its restauration by architect Gae Aulenti. # 4 maggio 2012. Palermo, Italia. Statue di Mercurio e Diana Cacciatrice realizzate nel 1935 dallo scultore siciliano Nino Geraci si trovano nella biblioteca di Palazzo Branciforte dopo il restauro dell'architetto Gae Aulenti.
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  • 4 May, 2012. Palermo, Italy. 1935 statues of Mercury and Diana Huntress by Sicilian sculptor Nino Geraci in the library of Palazzo Branciforte after its restauration by architect Gae Aulenti. # 4 maggio 2012. Palermo, Italia. Statue di Mercurio e Diana Cacciatrice realizzate nel 1935 dallo scultore siciliano Nino Geraci si trovano nella biblioteca di Palazzo Branciforte dopo il restauro dell'architetto Gae Aulenti.
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  • 4 May, 2012. Palermo, Italy. The library of Palazzo Branciforte with a mural by artist Ignazio Mocada after the restauration by architect Gae Aulenti. # 4 maggio 2012. Palermo, Italia. Biblioteca di Palazzo Branciforte con un murale dell'artista Ignazio Moncada dopo il restauro dell'architetto Gae Aulenti.
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  • 4 May, 2012. Palermo, Italy. The library of Palazzo Branciforte with a mural by artist Ignazio Mocada after the restauration by architect Gae Aulenti. # 4 maggio 2012. Palermo, Italia. Biblioteca di Palazzo Branciforte con un murale dell'artista Ignazio Moncada dopo il restauro dell'architetto Gae Aulenti.
    CIPG_20120504_ESPRESSO_Branciforte__...jpg
  • 4 May, 2012. Palermo, Italy. The library of Palazzo Branciforte with a mural by artist Ignazio Mocada after the restauration by architect Gae Aulenti. # 4 maggio 2012. Palermo, Italia. Biblioteca di Palazzo Branciforte con un murale dell'artista Ignazio Moncada dopo il restauro dell'architetto Gae Aulenti.
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  • MILAN, ITALY - 12 December 2013: Antique book are here in the library of Marcello Dell'Utri (73), former senator and longtime associate of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in his studio in Milan, Italy, on December 12th 2013.
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  • MILAN, ITALY - 12 December 2013: Antique book are here in the library of Marcello Dell'Utri (73), former senator and longtime associate of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in his studio in Milan, Italy, on December 12th 2013.
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  • NAPLES, ITALY - 25 November 2013: A woman walks on a terrace towards the entrance of the University library in Piazza Bellini,  named for the master of Neapolitan baroque music, in Naples, Italy, on November 25th, 2013.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: The facade of Ca' Dandolo, the building hosting the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
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"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: "The love of butterflies" by filmmaker Ali Samiaa is projected at the Iraqi Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
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WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: T-shirts and catalogs of the "Welcome to Iraq", an exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, are here at the Iraqi Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A room made of cardboard furniture by artistic partnership WAMI at the Iraqi Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration.<br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A room made of cardboard furniture by artistic partnership WAMI at the Iraqi Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration.<br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A cardboard sofa designed by artist Yassen Wami (40) of the artistic partnership WAMI, is here in the living room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A cardboard bed designed by artist Yassen Wami (40) of the artistic partnership WAMI, is here in a room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Cardboard furniture designed by artist Yassen Wami (40) of the artistic partnership WAMI, is here in a room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A cardboard radio designed by artist Yassen Wami (40) of the artistic partnership WAMI, is here in the living room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
<br />
WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
<br />
"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
<br />
The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
    CIPG_20130601_NYT_VeniceBiennale__MG...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Opera singer Maharram Huseynov (in the role of Don Giovanni) is seen here shortly before the premiere of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
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Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
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“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (R-L) Costume assistant Francesca Ghermandi, opera singers and actors Reut Ventorero and Vittoria Faro of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_573...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: (R-L) Costume assistant Francesca Ghermandi, opera singers and actors Veronica Marini, Vittoria Faro and Silvia Lee of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, get ready at the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) before the premiere in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
    CIPG_20170627_NYT_OperaTruck__M3_568...jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Musicians of the Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma are seen here in the basement of the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room), before their performance of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck,  in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
<br />
Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
<br />
“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Costumes used for the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck, are seen here in the basement of the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room) in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
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Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
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“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 27 JUNE 2017: Musicians of the Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma are seen here in the basement of the Aldo Fabrizi library (used as a changing room), before their rehearsal and performance of the "Don Giovanni OperaCamion", an open-air opera performed on a truck,  in San Basilio, a suburb in Rome, Italy, on June 27th 2017.<br />
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Director Fabio Cherstich’s idae of an “opera truck” was conceived as a way of bringing the musical theatre to a new, mixed, non elitist public, and have it perceived as a moment of cultural sharing, intelligent entertainment and no longer as an inaccessible and costly event. The truck becomes a stage that goes from square to square with its orchestra and its company of singers in Rome. <br />
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“Don Giovanni Opera Camion”, after “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a new production by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conceived and directed by Fabio Cherstich. Set, videos and costumes by Gianluigi Toccafondo. The Youth Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is conducted by Carlo Donadio.
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: Artist Yassen Wami (40), part of the artistic partnership WAMI, poses with his cardboard installation in a room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
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"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia. <br />
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Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
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The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • VENICE, ITALY - 1 JUNE 2013: A cardboard suitcase designed by artist Yassen Wami (40) of the artistic partnership WAMI, is here in the living room of the Iraq Pavilion at Ca' Dandolo in Venice, Italy, on June 1st 2013. <br />
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WAMI is an artistic partnership founded by Yassen Wami and Hashim Teeh, who work together to make installations of furniture from new and used carboard. The poor material and basic, minimalist style they prefer are entirely at odds with a popular taste in Iraq for gilded home furnishings. Their ethos of "making do and getting by" - articulated with great wit - is a far cry from incongruous aspration. <br />
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"Welcome to Iraq" is the  exhibition showcasing the works of eleven contemporary artists living and working inside Iraq curated by Jonathan Watkins, at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Biennale di Venezia.<br />
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Iraq is insinuated into the exhibition space at the Iraqi Pavillon, creating a salon atmoshpere where visitors can sit, read and learn about Iraqi culture and drink tea. In collaboration with the Iraqi National Library and Archive book and comica are available to read.<br />
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The 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale takes place in Venice from June 1st to November 24th, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as in various venues the city. <br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York TImes
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  • MOUNT ATHOS, GREECE - 9 MAY 2014: The Holy Monastery of Iviron as seen from within its walls, with the monk cells, the central courtyard and the church (left), in Mount Athos, Greece, on May 9th 2014.<br />
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The Iviron monastery ranks third in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. The library of Iviron monastery contains 2000 manuscripts, 15 liturgical scrolls, and 20,000 books, most of which are in Georgian, Greek, Hebrew and Latin.<br />
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Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Greece. A World Heritage Site and autonomous polity in the Hellenic Republic, Athos is home to 20 stavropegial Eastern Orthodox monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the patriarch of Constantinople. Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the "Holy Mountain".
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