Originally published on the 21st February 2012. … DyingIs an art, like everything else.I do it exceptionally well. I do
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Κατηγορία: country-specific
6th – 7th September 1955, Istanbul: Pogrom against the Greeks
This post was first published on the 9th September 2010. In their 7th September 1956 edition, the New York Times
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Head of a Woman: Picasso’s interpretations of Fernande Olivier
Edited on the 4th September 2024. Originally published on 22nd April 2013. During a visit to Chicago in 2013, I
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Το σπίτι της γιαγιάς του Γιώργου Σεφέρη στη Σκάλα, κοντά στη Σμύρνη – George Seferis Grandmother’s House in Iskele, near Izmir, Turkey
Edited on the 4th November 2024. First published on the 24th May 2020. Ο Γιώργος Σεφέρης όταν ήταν παιδί πέρναγε
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Smyrna, September 1922: When Paradise turned into Hell
Introduction The Smyrna 1922 burning and butchery is a tragedy. Tragedies cannot be described adequately. But the statements of eyewitnesses
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Christos Giannaras: fragments – Χ. Γιανναράς: κομμάτια κι αποσπάσματα
Ο Χρήστος Γιανναράς δεν είναι πια μαζί μας. Το άρθρο που ακολουθεί δημοσιεύτηκε την 19/12/2010. Ο λόγος του είναι τόσο
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The “Baboulas” tavern in Rhodes – Η ταβέρνα του “Μπαμπούλα” στη Ρόδο
Ο «Μπαμπούλας» ήτανε μια ψαροταβέρνα στην περιοχή Κόβα στην πόλη της Ρόδου, που το βράδυ λειτουργούσε σαν μπουζουξίδικο. Ο πατέρας
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Takashi Murakami: Mr Superflat in Palazzo Grassi, Venice
During a 2011 trip to Venice , I visited Palazzo Grassi’s exhibition “The World belongs to you” where I saw
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Harakiri School Girls: by Makoto Aida
“It is spirit, not painting” Makoto Aida Makoto Aida’s work “Harakiri School Girls” is a composition that recurs in the
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Thomas Schütte’s “Großer Geist Nr. 13”
Geist can mean zeitgeist, the Holy Spirit, a powerful mind, clergyman or ghost, and is used to describe the science
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