An enormous deep-red sunset over a stormy sea, an indication of an approaching typhoon.A detail from JMW Turner’s “Slave-Ship”. Painting
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Renato Guttuso: pictor diabolicus, “devilish painter”?
I was introduced to the work of Renato Guttuso back in 1996, when Whitechapel Gallery in London exhibited some of
Continue readingOsteria da Fiore, Venice, Italy
In my visit to Venice back in October 2011 I had the opportunity to visit Osteria da Fiore, in San Polo.
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In my visit to Venice back in October 2011 I had the opportunity to visit Osteria da Fiore, in San Polo.
Continue readingWilks Restaurant, Bristol upon Avon, United Kingdom
“Britain was a major player in the transatlantic slave trade. British ships carried 2,600,000 enslaved Africans in the 18th century
Continue readingThe Sum of all Evil (2012-13), an installation by the Chapman Brothers
In London’s idyllic Sackler Gallery one can see on display the Chapman Brothers’ masterpiece “The Sum of all Evil” (December
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Lord Byron’s “Giaour – A Fragment of a Turkish Tale”
Introduction “Greece was the mostly sought Eastern country by travelers during the 19th century.” (1) Lord Byron visited Greece for
Continue readingAphrodite (Venus), Pan and Eros: A sculpture in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens
A sculpture of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, exhibited in the National Archaelogical Museum of Athens, in Greece, is the subject
Continue readingCrispy Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
With considerable delay, I publish today one of the absolute delicacies: crispy stuffed zucchini flowers. It is November, Christmas is
Continue readingThe diasappearance of the body from the work of Sarah Lucas
I recently visited a gallery in London, where works by Sarah Lucas are exhibited. I have written about Sarah Lucas
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