Nah ist Und schwer zu fassen der Gott. Wo aber Gefahr ist, waechst Das Retende auch. Patmos, Friedrich Hoelderlin God
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Today I travel to Mexico, to join the Great Mexican Painter Frida Kahlo. My aircraft is Martha Zamora’s compilation of
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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 readingA transitional government is not the right answer to Greece's problem
There is a new government in Greece. There is a new Prime Minister in Greece. The new Prime Minister is
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
Continue readingSurf and Turf: Lunch at the Bar of Hotel Metropole, Venice, Italy
Hotel Metropole is one of the hospitality jewels in Venice. This I knew before my last visit to Venice. What
Continue readingByzantium in Venice: Stelios Faitakis' Imposition Symphony (2011)
The Greek painter Stelios Faitakis has painted a mural for the Danish Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale. It is
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A Cretan Madonna in Venice: Mesopanditissa in Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary of Health)
Edited on the 20th August 2024 The ties between Byzantium and Venice are centuries’ old. One of the major components
Continue readingLunch in Marathon: Pork chops – Lamb offal (Gardoumbes) – Aubergines
Among other things, I have recently moved out of the metropolitan area of Athens to the hills overlooking Marathon, some
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