{"id":5053,"date":"2026-04-07T02:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2026-04-07T02:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:19:13","slug":"radici-roots-quando-larte-italiana-a-washington-dc-racconta-la-distanza-da-casa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/radici-roots-quando-larte-italiana-a-washington-dc-racconta-la-distanza-da-casa\/","title":{"rendered":"Radici\/Roots: When Italian Art in Washington, DC Reflects on the Distance from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between two worlds, an identity in motion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There's a thin line that connects those who leave and those who stay. It's not visible, but it's felt: in everyday gestures, in sudden memories, in a language that changes rhythm but not roots. It's precisely on this emotional border that we move. \u201cRadici\/Roots: Celebrating Italian Creativity in the USA\u201d<\/strong>, the collective exhibition of the Italian-American Art Circle (IAAC)<\/strong><\/a>, hosted at Glenview Mansion Art Gallery<\/strong> of Rockville, Maryland, and opened by March 30 to May 8, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A project that doesn't just exhibit works, but seeks to give form to a shared condition: that of being Italian far from Italy, without ever truly being Italian elsewhere.<\/p>\n

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Federica Giove's project: transforming distance into art<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The exhibition is based on the gaze and sensitivity of Federica Giove<\/strong>, artist and curator, who constructed this project as one would construct an intimate narrative. Not a theoretical undertaking, but something experienced firsthand.<\/p>\n

Moving to the United States inevitably means redefining oneself. For Giove, this transformation occurs through painting, which becomes a space in which to hold onto what risks escaping: the memories, places, and emotions tied to Italy. Radici\/Roots was born precisely from this, from the desire to share this experience with other artists experiencing the same geographical and emotional divide.<\/p>\n

The result is an exhibition that has the breadth of something collective, but the heartbeat of a personal story.<\/p>\n

Italy as memory, America as possibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Walking through the rooms of Glenview Mansion, one feels as if one is traversing a suspended landscape. The works convey a never-quite-resolved balance: on one side, Italy, evoked as the place of childhood, of inner landscapes, of roots; on the other, the United States, a concrete space of construction, work, and growth.<\/p>\n

There's no nostalgia for its own sake, but a constant tension. Memory isn't a refuge; it becomes living matter, something to be reworked. This is where art comes in: as a tool to hold together what's distant, to give form to that feeling of always being a little elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Eleven artists, eleven ways of telling their stories<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The exhibition's strength lies in the plurality of perspectives. The eleven artists involved\u2014 Federica Giove (PEGU), Andrea Limauro, Antonella Manganelli, Elisabetta Marmolo, Maria Elena Moioli, Elena Olivi, Isabella Panizzolo, Davide Prete, Alessandra Ricci, Giacomo Sannino and Rita Tersio<\/strong> \u2014they do not seek a unitary narrative, but construct a mosaic of experiences.<\/p>\n

Some, like Andrea Limauro, tackle social and environmental issues, while others, like Antonella Manganelli, move in a more symbolic and visionary dimension. Elisabetta Marmolo's intense figures engage with Maria Elena Moioli's material narratives, while Elena Olivi explores illustration and textiles.<\/p>\n

Isabella Panizzolo evokes a luminous nostalgia, made of bright colors and pop references; Davide Prete explores the relationship between form, space, and technology; Alessandra Ricci experiments with techniques and materials; Giacomo Sannino encourages free interpretation and creates a profound emotional connection that transcends the appearance of forms; Rita Tersio sculpts memories, transforming them into a physical presence.<\/p>\n

Eleven different journeys, united by a common urgency: to describe what remains, and what changes, when you live far from home.<\/p>\n\n\t\t