Ponzi e Zagnoli: due storie italiane in mostra nella Grande Mela

In conjunction with the exhibit, Una Storia Americana, hosted and on display at The Italian Cultural Institute (January 29 – March 11), Italian illustrators Emiliano Ponzi and Olimpia Zagnoli will give a presentation focusing on a selection of works produced in the last five years.

These artists are two of the most well-known Italian illustrators in the United States. Their work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, MTA Transit, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Penguin Books, Time Out New York and Washington Post, and other important advertising companies, magazines, books and newspapers.

Their style is distinct and original; Ponzi‘s lyrical images are characterized by delicate colors and conceptual metaphors, while Zagnoli‘s illustrations are identifiable for their soft and boldly colored shapes.

Corraini Editore will publish a catalogue with interviews by Steven Guarnaccia and Paul Buckley made expressly for the exhibit. The exhibition and the catalogue are curated by Melania Gazzotti.