Monthly Archives: March 2017

We is I, I is We

Posted on March 27, 2017 by henrycarey

Children play in the confessional: We is I and I is We.  There are problems with canes and crutches always, as prostheses discarded are reclaimed on Mondays. Nous rendons grace a … But the chantier fund needs chanting up. No … Continue reading →

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“Congress shall make no law”

Posted on March 21, 2017 by henrycarey

.   Of the congressi,   by the congressi ,   for the congressi. You might as well read a book, people. The congressi, like a dormant volcano, are not coming to your life.  The congressi have gone to the … Continue reading →

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Giuseppe Penone, at Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, FENDI ROMA

Posted on March 20, 2017 by henrycarey
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Pigneto Street Art

Posted on March 11, 2017 by henrycarey

A wonderful off-the-beaten-path neighborhood of Rome. This is not graffiti.  These are not taggers. It is organized and, surprise to me,  adds to the community, which is home to a spectrum of socialist through anarchist views.

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Annette Messager at Villa Medici

Posted on March 5, 2017 by henrycarey

These are two of the installations of French artist Annette Messenger now showing at the Villa Medici in Rome. At first they appear conventionally grasp-able, even softly lovable. But as they draw you into them, your presumption of familiarity evaporates, … Continue reading →

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