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Category Archives: Italy
Giuseppe Penone, at Palazzo della Civilta Italiana, FENDI ROMA
Posted in Italy, sculpture, Uncategorized
Tagged Giuseppe Penone, Giuseppe Penone Matrice
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Pigneto Street Art
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.
Posted in architecture, Italy, painting, The Italians
Tagged anarchist art, graffitit, Pigneto, Rome, street art
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hermaphrodite
. DEF: “a person or animal having both male and female sex organs or other sexual characteristics, either abnormally or (in the case of some organisms) as the natural condition.” The pose of this hermaphrodite is one of the most … Continue reading
the sculpture of Cosimo Carlucci of Lecce
Below, “Violenza” (1960) and two other pieces by Cosimo Carlucci at the Museo Storico Citta di Lecce. Worth a trip to southern Italy just to see these.
Posted in Cossimo Carlucci, Italy, sculpture, Uncategorized
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Snowy Christmas Creche in Lecce – Roman Amphitheater
. First snow in ten years so no cats in the ruins, no Pugliese in the vicolo, but lucky for us espresso and pasticiotto at I’vino, where an efficiency lives that belies Lecce’s streets.
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Enzo Mari, allegoria della morte
. Brion Gysin in the sawmill, William Burroughs at the window: Even a snowflake on the hearth has a better chance of epiphany. It’s about “method,” isn’t it? Having none is just a default to the biological, as the newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, painting, Russia, sculpture, Uncategorized
Tagged Brion Gysin, cutup method, Enzo Mari, symtoy, William Burroughs
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The best cafe in the world
. This is the best cafe in the world. It is the Anisetta Meletti in Ascoli Piceno, which is a mouthful. It is in the Marche region of Italy, north of the more famous Abruzzi region. The building is original, … Continue reading
Last Thursday in Assisi, Italy
. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord show his face to you and have mercy on you. The Lord turn his countenance upon you and give you peace. May the Lord always bless you. – St. Francis
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