Today my topic is works of modern art from the Art Institute of Chicago which I last visited in April
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RIP George Floyd – My Minneapolis 1980 -1982
When I first read the news about the murder by Minneapolis Policemen of George Floyd, an African American, I could
Continue readingThe Culture of Hatred and President Trump
On Saturday 27th October 2018, Mr. Robert Bowers, a Pittsburgh Pennsylvania resident, walked into a synagogue in his hometown and
Continue readingAn out of date military dogma urgently needs change
The military dogma of the USA that Turkey is a strategic ally must change. It has outgrown its utility and
Continue readingPresident Obama’s Greek Visit – 15 and 16 November 2016
What is President Obama doing in Greece? The question on what he will do in Germany is also pertinent. The
Continue readingNutcracker: by Jennifer Rubell
nutcracker: a device for cracking nuts (Oxford Dictionaries). New York based artist Jennifer Rubell has created her own nutcrackers. In
Continue readingDan Hicks and His Hot Licks: “I scare myself” and a little more – in the context of perplexed personal situations
It was sometime in the early 1980’s. I was in my late 20s and doing postgraduate work in the United
Continue readingWoman in a tub: a journey from Manet to … to Koons
I saw Edgar Degas’ “The Tub” and Jeff Koons’ “Woman in a Tub”at the Art Institute of Chicago back in
Continue readingFrom Geneva to Chicago and back by train: my Photos (1) and George Santayana’s (2) Philosophy of Travel
What is life but a form of motion and a journey through a foreign world? Compared with the emigrant the
Continue readingA meat lover’s paradise in Illinois, USA: Ream’s Elburn Market
I have written in the past about “Antica Macelleria Cecchini” in Panzano, Tuscany, where my good friend Dario Cecchini transforms
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