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To mark the centenary of the birth of writer Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985), Villa Medici is hosting the third day of the international conference Calvino guarda il mondo. Pluralità, coesione, metamorfosi, dedicated to the work of the Italian fabulist. From October 19 to 21, 2023, the Calvino guarda il mondo. Pluralità, coesione, metamorfosi, organized by La Sapienza University, the National Committee for the Celebrations of Italo Calvino, the Calvino Laboratory, the National Library of Rome and the Italian Ministry of Culture, is dedicated to the literary production of Italo Calvino. Over 3 days, his work will be approached and discussed from an interdisciplinary perspective, thanks to the participation of numerous literary experts, scientists, historians, anthropologists, geographers and specialists in architecture and the visual arts. The third and final day of this international conference takes place at Villa Medici. The morning begins with a working session entitled Architectures, featuring author Bruno Falcetto, architect Alberto Ferlenga, art critic Vincenzo Trione, film critic Gianni Canova, architect Fabio di Carlo and Italo Calvino’s Japanese translator Tadahiko Wada. In the afternoon, writers Paul Fournel, Hervé Le Tellier, Giorgio Vasta, Nadia Terranova and Claudia Durastanti take part in a round-table discussion in Italian and French, coordinated by Fabio Gambaro.
Program
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Villa Médicis – Académie de France à Rome9.00
Institutional greetings
Sam Stourdzé, Director of the Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis9.30
Architectures9.45 – 10.15
Bruno Falcetto
“Il mondo è fatto a pezzi”. Lessico e emozioni del costruire in Calvino10.15 – 10.45
Alberto Ferlenga
Lo scrittore e gli architetti
10.45 – 11.15
Vincenzo Trione
Italo Calvino, Giorgio de Chirico, Aldo Rossi11.30 – 12.00
Gianni Canova
Le città invisibili e il paradosso della visibilità12.00 – 12.30
Fabio Di Carlo
Le nature di Calvino, tra elefanti, foreste e paesaggi12.30 – 13.00
Tadahiko Wada
La voce in quanto esistenza. Sensibilità perdute e riacquistate15.00
Round table CoordinatorFabio Gambaro
Speakers
Paul Fournel
Hervé Le Tellier
Giorgio Vasta
Nadia Terranova
Claudia Durastanti
Practical information
Saturday, October 21, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Grand Salon, Villa Medici Event in Italian and French Free of charge
We kindly ask you to cancel your reservation if you no longer wish to attend, to give other people the opportunity to take part in the event.
There are no plans to record or broadcast this event.
In partnership with La Sapienza University, the National Committee for the Celebrations of Italo Calvino, the Calvino Laboratory, the National Library of Rome and the Italian Ministry of Culture.
