written by CIMA interns Olivia LaManna and Brigid Kennison
On December 5th, 2019, CIMA members were given a tour of the Frick’s temporary exhibition of Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of sculpture in Medici Florence. The tour of this exhibition was introduced by Alexander Noelle, and given by Claudia Daniotti. Noelle is the 2017–19 Anne…
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Written by CIMA 2019 intern Deborah Bosa
On November 13th 2019 CIMA members had the unique opportunity to visit the Whitney Museum of American Art’s conservation department. Founded in 2001, the Whitney’s conservation department engages in the preservation and long-term care of works of art in the Museum’s collection. Designed with a multi-faceted approach to…
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This year CIMA is thrilled to welcome Claudia Daniotti and Nicol Mocchi.
– What is your favourite artwork from the Marino Marini show at CIMA and why?
CD: I believe it is the Pomona of 1945: it is such an imposing and fascinating bronze, which resonates very much with my own university background in both art…
Written by CIMA interns, Olivia La Manna and Deborah Bosa
Two of the most famous art auction houses located in Manhattan are Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Christie’s is a British auction house. It was founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James’s in London and in the Rockefeller Center in…
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Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Weed Grey Collection
Written by CIMA 2019 interns, Olivia La Manna and Deborah Bosa
On October 23rd, 2019 CIMA members had the opportunity to visit NYU’s Grey Art Gallery for the exhibition Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Highlights from Abby Weed Grey’s private collection. Abby Weed Grey…
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CIMA’s Fall 2019 season is about to kick-off and it’s our pleasure to introduce our seasonal interns, Aria Chaturvedi, Debora Bosa, Ingrid Kuribayashi, Olivia LaManna, and Brigid Kennison. Get to know them by reading the intern-views below!
ARIA CHATURVEDI
What’s your favorite museum or gallery exhibit you’ve seen recently? The ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibit is very…
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CIMA is thrilled to announce that Christie’s is generously sponsoring one of our fall 2019 fellowships. Founded in 1766, the venerable auction house strives to leave a positive, enduring impact on society through cultural stewardship and arts advocacy. Moreover, the company has for many years allotted a great deal of attention to Italian art.
CIMA…
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As you may know summer is a bit slower for CIMA, our spaces are closed and we take time to prepare for the upcoming season and to do maintenance. This season we have only one intern: learn more about JD Calvelli by reading this blog post.
How did you first become interested in art…
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“Thank you for a wonderful year! It has been a pleasure to be part of this organization and its unique and beautiful vision. And it has been a privilege to get to know the extraordinarily interesting, vibrant and engaged people who make up the CIMA public — during tours of the amazing…
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Written by CIMA 2018–2019 intern, Nicole Boyd
The early 2000s were pivotal years for Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu. During this time the couple – already longtime partners in life, as well as in art collecting – relocated to Rome for a year and fell head over heels for the Italian avant-garde movement known as…
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