{"id":5142,"date":"2026-04-19T23:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:34:39","slug":"arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian art in Washington DC: eleven artists share their roots, balancing identity and distance."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"518\"><strong>There is something deeply intimate<\/strong> and, at the same time, universal in its idea of &quot;roots.&quot; It&#039;s not just a place from which you begin, but a dimension you carry within you, wherever you go.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"915\">This is precisely the invisible thread that today has crossed the elegant rooms of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockvillemd.gov\/places\/glenview-mansion\/\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Glenview Mansion Art Gallery<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/strong> transforming an exhibition into a collective emotional experience. The event <strong><em data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"731\">Meet the Artists<\/em><\/strong> Of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/radici-roots-quando-larte-italiana-a-washington-dc-racconta-la-distanza-da-casa\/\"><strong data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"751\">Roots<\/strong> <\/a>It was an extraordinary success, confirming itself not only as an artistic event, but as a moment of recognition of the identity of an entire community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"915\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"p65yy8\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"951\">A project that goes beyond art<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1175\">The exhibition, conceived and curated by <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Federica Giove<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, was born from a clear need: to give visual form to the constant tension between belonging and distance that characterizes the lives of Italians abroad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1492\">This is not a simple group show, but a truly collaborative narrative. Eleven Italian artists, now active in the United States, bring together diverse languages, experiences, and sensibilities, constructing a single narrative: that of an identity that changes without ever breaking.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"eoratw\" data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1535\">A location that amplifies the story<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1771\">The choice of Glenview Mansion is no coincidence. The light filtering through the large windows, the spacious and harmonious spaces, the atmosphere suspended between history and modernity: everything contributes to creating an almost cinematic setting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1842\">Here, every work seems to breathe. Every detail takes on depth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1913\">It is a location that does not simply host the exhibition, it amplifies it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5142 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza\/img_5556\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5556-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5556-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5556-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5556-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5556-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5556-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza\/img_5557\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5557-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5557-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5557-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5557-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5557-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5557-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza\/img_5558\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5558-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5558-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5558-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5558-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5558-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5558-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza\/img_5559\/'><img decoding=\"async\" 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width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5560-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5560-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5560-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5560-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5560-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5560-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/arte-italiana-a-washington-dc-undici-artisti-raccontano-le-radici-tra-identita-e-distanza\/img_5561\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5561-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5561-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5561-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5561-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5561-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5561-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1vjheac\" data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1964\">Federica Giove: the beating heart of the project<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2072\">The vision of emerges forcefully <strong>Federica Giove<\/strong>, artist and curator, the true soul of the entire project.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2266\">His work is not just curatorial: it is emotional, almost necessary.<br data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2143\" \/>He built a real bridge between Italy and the United States, transforming art into a space for encounter, but also for comparison.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2268\" data-end=\"2360\">The result? An exhibition that doesn&#039;t impose a single vision, but welcomes multiple interpretations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2378\">And that&#039;s rare.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2378\">The presence of the mayor of Rockville also confirmed the value of the initiative, <strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Monique Ashton<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, a concrete sign of institutional attention towards an event capable of uniting art and community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2378\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.28.31-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.28.31-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.28.31-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.28.31-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.28.31-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.28.31.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1fp2pz2\" data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2417\">Different artists, one root<\/h2>\n<p>The strength of the exhibition lies in the plurality of perspectives. The eleven artists involved, , <strong>Federica Giove<\/strong> (PEGU), <strong>Andrea Limauro<\/strong>, <strong>Antonella Manganelli<\/strong>, <strong>Elizabeth Marmolo<\/strong>, <strong>Maria Elena Moioli<\/strong>, <strong>Elena Olivi<\/strong>, <strong>Isabella Panizzolo<\/strong>,<strong>Davide Prete<\/strong>, <strong>James Sannino<\/strong>,<strong>Alessandra Ricci<\/strong>\u00a0e <strong>Rita Tersio, <\/strong>They create a choral narrative in which each work becomes a fragment of a transforming identity. Different languages, distant paths, but a common denominator: their Italian roots, experienced not as nostalgia, but as a living substance, capable of evolution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2520\">Painting, sculpture, installation: different languages that converge on a common point.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2589\">Nostalgia is no longer just melancholy.<br data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2564\" \/>It becomes creative material.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2673\">Italy is not just a geographical place.<br data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2634\" \/>It becomes memory, imagination, identity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2675\" data-end=\"2741\">And America isn&#039;t just a destination.<br data-start=\"2715\" data-end=\"2718\" \/>It becomes transformation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2855\">This fragile balance, between what is left behind and what is built, is the true protagonist of the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2855\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-19-at-19.27.49-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1xiele0\" data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2897\">Today&#039;s success: more than an event<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2966\">What we saw today was not just an \u201cinflux of people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2968\" data-end=\"2991\">It was involvement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3152\">People who stop in front of the works longer than expected.<br data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3055\" \/>Spontaneous conversations between strangers.<br data-start=\"3095\" data-end=\"3098\" \/>Italians who recognize each other.<br data-start=\"3126\" data-end=\"3129\" \/>Americans discovering.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3227\">This is the strongest signal: art, when it is authentic, creates community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3721\" data-end=\"3744\">","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C\u2019\u00e8 qualcosa di profondamente intimo e, allo stesso tempo, universale nell\u2019idea di \u201cradici\u201d. Non \u00e8 solo un luogo da cui si parte, ma una dimensione che si porta dentro, ovunque&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[858,859,849,850,853,831,856,855,857,848,852,854,851,658],"class_list":{"0":"post-5142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eventi","8":"tag-andrea-limauro","9":"tag-antonella-manganelli","10":"tag-artisti-italiani-allestero","11":"tag-comunita-italiana-usa","12":"tag-davide-prete","13":"tag-diaspora-italiana","14":"tag-elena-moioli","15":"tag-elena-olivi","16":"tag-elisabetta-marmolo","17":"tag-federica-giove","18":"tag-giacomo-sannino","19":"tag-isabella-panizzolo","20":"tag-rita-tersio","21":"tag-washington-dc"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5142"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5166,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5142\/revisions\/5166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}