(January 15, 2016) Riccardo Marinelli is a cartoonist that will take part in a meeting organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles for February 4 at 6:30pm, with the collaboration of Building Bridges Art Exchange. "One of the most sharp and incisive Italian pencils - explains the Institute - since 1975, Riccardo Mannelli has been working with leading satirical magazines and many newspapers and magazines in Italy and abroad. Over the years, Mannelli also exhibited his paintings in numerous festivals and exhibitions around the world." The artist will talk about his work with Gianluca Draghetti and Marisa Caichiolo, curators of the exhibition "Riccardo Mannelli: notes for the reconstruction of beauty", on display at the Building Bridges Art Exchange in Santa Monica from 30 January to 8 March. (Red)

THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES

The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles is located at 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles - in a beautiful building designed in the 1960s by Robert E. Alexander, partner of Richard Neutra, in the heart of Westwood Village. A special logo was designed in 1985 by Walter Landor, brilliant mind behind Alitalia’s logo, especially for the Los Angeles office. Located in an upscale area with a high density of students, Westwood hosts important museums and avant-garde theater, such as the Armand Hammer Museum and the Geffen Playhouse. Also near the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the building housed the International Student Centre of UCLA until 1993, when it was acquired by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today, the Institute has become a popular meeting point in the Village for the quality of its cultural offer and its now-famous Italian hospitality.