On December 21st 2010, THE X INITIATIVE YEARBOOK…
…is the book just out from Italy’s Mousse Publishing, which documents the one year of exhibitions, installations, projects, and events at the temporary non-profit art space spearheaded by…
Author
Fritz Haeg
http://www.fritzhaeg.com/info.html
On December 20th, 2010, BACK TO THE ROOFTOP…
…for the Roman Rooftop Homestead plants – returning from their warm holiday retreat in my makeshift window greenhouse – now that this city has returned to it’s Mediterranean-climate…
On December 19th, 2010, I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE…
…which I just bought on Clivo Portuense the street with all of the bicycle/moped shops by Porta Portese – now that the rains have stopped – and already…
On December 18th, 2010, A WARM GARDEN BUBBLE…
…has been created in my East studio window this morning, providing a new winter retreat for my rooftop plant refugees as sub-freezing temperatures arrive in Rome evidenced by…
On December 17th, 2010, SNOW IN ROME…
…is something that is only meant to fall once every twenty years – but they got over an inch last winter and we’re getting it today – magic!…
On December 16th, 2010, A COLD ROMAN SUNRISE…
…looks deceptively warm, but no…brrr.
On December 15th, 2010, MARINELLA SENATORE…
…engaged in a thoughtful dialog with curator and critic Laura Barreca at MAXXI this evening about the videos she shepards entire communities of hundreds of local collaborators –…
On December 14th, 2010, SMOKE OVER ROMAN PROTESTS…
…is what I am seeing out my window now, (while watching live video from Corriere della Sera of the dramatic scene on the streets below) as it was…
On December 13th, 2010, POTATO STAMPS…
…is what I’m making today!
On December 12th, 2010, PASOLINI’S ‘CHE COSA SONO LE NUVOLE?’
…the short film featuring Totò and Ninetto Davoli from the 1968 collection ‘Capriccio all’Italiana‘ – is actually bringing some tears to the eye tonite – especially the last…
On December 11th, 2010, ESPOSIZIONE UNIVERSALE ROMA…
…or EUR, originally known as E42, the vast development south of Rome initiated by Benito Mussolini in 1935 designed by a collaborative of Italian architects is where we…
On December 10th, 2010, LIVE PAUL RUDY MUSIC WITH YOGA…
…today and almost every day at 5pm in my studio has been a revelation (having previously always needed a daily lead yoga class, too bored or distracted to…
On December 9th, 2010, TRAMONTO SUL TEVERE…
…was viewed in haste on the pedestrian river crossing of Ponte Sisto – my favorite Tiber bridge & my tranquil expressway into the center – at 16:30 which…
On December 8th, 2010, PLANTS GROWING ON ALL THE ROMAN ROOFTOPS…
…after six weeks of rain is worth looking up for – where you can see the story of Roman ruins begin before your very eyes, leaves falling, accumulating,…
On December 7th, 2010, PLASTIC BOTTLE SEED-STARTER COLD-HOUSE WATER-CATCHMENT…
…is a simple little system I have going on the Roman rooftop garden (also known as Edible Estate #9: Rome, Italy) which involves collecting unwanted empty containers (from…
On December 6th, 2010, THE BISCOTTI BOOK…
…featuring recipes from the kitchen of The American Academy in Rome by Mona Talbott and Mirella Misenti just had a very civilized Academy event and tea reception to…
On December 5th, 2010, ‘OPEN ENGAGEMENT’…
…is the just-announced May 13-15, 2011 conference organized by Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice program: The ‘Open Engagement’ conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s…
On December 4th, 2010, THE MAYOR OF LONDON AND CAPITAL GROWTH…
…announced a winning London housing estate community garden last month for the competiton inspired by Edible Estate Regional Prototype Garden #4: London, England, commissioned by Tate Modern in…
On December 3rd, 2010, IL MACRO (MUSEO D’ ARTE CONTEMPORANEA DI ROMA)…
…tonight officially opened the stunning new wing designed by the charismatic/punk French architect Odile Decq (who I spent some time with last year while in residence in Oxfordshire…
On December 2nd, 2010, VISIT TO ORTO BOTANICO DI ROMA…
…in Trastevere made me especially LA homesick when I entered their hothouse of succulents and cacti this morning. (wiki page)