Francesca Woodman died at the age of 22. She committed suicide. She threw herself off a building in New York
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Okuribito (Departures) – A film of Yojiro Takita
“Departures” is a very special film of Yojiro Takita, about Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist with a Tokyo orchestra, who loses
Continue readingUn Mundo Efimero – An Ephemeral World
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, che la diritta via era smarrita Half-way
Continue reading1001 Ways to die (8) – Watchman of decommissioned vessel ""Claudia M" died of heart attack
The news item in today’s (19 January 2012) wires was very brief. The watchman of the decommissioned (moored in the
Continue readingIn my beginning is my end (T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, East Coker, I)
5th century BC 6th century AD 16th century 16th – 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century and beyond
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Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas (The Letters of …)
Today I travel to Mexico, to join the Great Mexican Painter Frida Kahlo. My aircraft is Martha Zamora’s compilation of
Continue readingThrough the Glass: From Bucharest to Athens on a Friday morning in December 2011
One icy morning in December, I flew with Tarom Airlines, the Romanian National Carrier, from Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport to Athens’
Continue readingEmilio Vedova – Italian Artist
During my recent visit to Venice, I was lucky to discover the Italian artist – painter, Emilio Vedova, who impressed
Continue readingTitian's Pieta: The master of light … plunges into darkness
I borrowed half of the title of today’s post from an article by Jonathan Jones in the Guardian. As Jones
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