On January 6th, 2011, ACACIA DEALBATA…
…the fragrant yellow Mimosa tree native to Australia whose clouds of clustered of bright yellow pom-pom flowers are the first sign of spring in the Italian landscape, is…
Tag
#Italy
On January 3rd, 2011, THE MAREMMAN SHEEP…
…were looking at us as we were attempting to visit the Niki de Saint Phalle sculpture park of Il Giardino dei Tarochi which was closed, but the sheep…
On January 2nd, 2011, CAPALBIO…
…like all great medieval Italian hilltowns (we are in the Maremma of Southwest Tuscany), provides that brilliant vivid contrast between the feeling of dense urbanism on the inside,…
On January 1st, 2011, ON THE BEACHES OF CAPALBIO…
…just South of the Lago di Burano wildlife preserve, is where we have come this groggy afternoon to honor this first day of 2011, recover from a late…
On December 31st, 2010, AN ARRANGEMENT OF SCAVENGED FLOWERS…
…is what I find myself assembling from the the wild landscape I find right out the door this afternoon as I settle in for a long cozy New…
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 November 29th, 2010, TEOREMA…
…the 1968 film by the singular Italian genius and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini is what we were up late watching tonight, reminding me of another Italy not too…
On November 28th, 2010, A VISIT TO PARCO DEI MOSTRI WITH DANISH…
…friends who are fellows at the Accademia Danimarca di Roma (housed in Danish design splendor in a 1967 structure designed by Kay Fisker near Villa Borghese) made me…
On November 22nd, 2010, LA BELLISSIMA TELEGIORNALISTA ELENA GUARNIERI…
…di TG5 (the flagship news program of the Mediaset empire owned by the ridiculous Silvio Berlusconi who first ascended to the throne of Italian Prime Minister in March…
On November 9th, 2010, THE IUAV IN VENICE…
…was where I studied architecture from 1990-91 and did my thesis with Aldo Rossi – and today (a typical cold rainy lovely mess) it was my special pleasure…
On November 8th, 2010, A VENETIAN FRUIT VENDOR…
…in the Venice sestiere of Cannaregio where I lived from 1990-91, was the highlight of my day, involving a visit back to my old street, Calle Riello, only…
On November 6th, 2010, A TUSCAN FARMHOUSE…
…at least 500 years old, southeast of Florence, just up the hills of Bagno a Ripoli, right after the tiny village La Fonte is where I lived from…
On October 31st, 2010, THE BARLEY FIELDS…
…of Southern Tuscany, the austere sensuous rolling terrain marked with cypress lines and clusters is one of my favorite all-time landscapes which even seems sacred and mystical speeding…
On October 30th, 2010, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO VINEYARDS…
…are on fire right now in the most spectacular spectrum of shades from bright yellows to gaudy pinks and deep magentas which are also all to be found…
On October 29th, 2010, BORGO FINOCCHIETO…
…is a medieval village (circa 1200) on a hill near Buonconvento in the province of Siena on Via Francigena, the historic pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, that…
On October 16th, 2010, ‘WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE?’…
a great quote by architect Vittorio Gregotti shown during a conference presentation at the Swiss Institute ….was the title of this weekend’s conference produced by the Depart Foundation…
On October 9th, 2010, ADALBERTO LIBERA…
…is the Italian Fascist architect (1903 – 1963) who designed the Via Marmolata post office I passed on my evening walk through Testaccio (which is becoming my favorite…
On October 8th, 2010, VILLA BORGHESE LIGHT SHOW…
…is a mystical presence on the Roman skyline as seen from my window tonight. (Wikipedia page)
On October 7th, 2010, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE’S ‘ITALIAN JOURNEY’…
…an account of his hastily planned 1786-87 trip south to escape his humdrum daily obligations in Germany and luxuriate in the Italian culture he had been dreaming about…