On May 31st, 2011, THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET…
…near Termini is a destination this morning after tours of the playground of a nearby elementary school and the roof of an institution for the mentally handicapped –…
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On May 30th, 2011, ‘URBAN UTOPIAS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY’…
…is the illuminating well-written 1977 book of this well-trodden utopian territory by Robert Fishman – which gives a super great overview of the political and philosophical underpinnings of…
On May 29th, 2011, CRITICAL MASS ROMAN STYLE…
…is what I happened upon this afternoon – just when I thought there was no real alternative culture of resistance in this city – under the canopy of…
On May 28th, 2011, ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN NEWS…
…includes reports on recently planted loquat seeds; sad bean plants that are still refusing to climb up the bamboo wigwam structure that was made for them months ago;…
On May 27th, 2011, ROSE ARBOR…
…is full of red at the big neighboring park of Villa Doria Pamfilj where the turning weather of hot summer days is sending me for daily bike rides…
On May 26th, 2011, CONTRAILS…
…over the rooftop garden were lit up by a Roman sunset tonight.
On May 25th, 2011, WILLIAM KENTRIDGE…
…is the brilliant South African artist brightening up the Academy while in residence this month – today welcoming us into his studio and sharing stories of his working…
On May 24th, 2011, A SOLITARY BEE ESTATE…
…or trap nest – similar to the more massive, monolithic version that I made for the Mason Bees in New York City in 2008 – is my Roman…
On May 23rd, 2011, ACADEMY DINNERS…
…have happily moved back outside – after almost seven months of meals in the formal dining room – with the warm weather to the central cortile where we…
On May 22nd, 2011, THE STRAWBERRY REPORT…
…brings good news of the most regular and welcome daily fruiting arrivals in my Roman rooftop garden these days – with always a few to be found hiding…
On May 21st, 2011, DUCKS IN THE FONTANA DELL’ACQUA PAOLA…
…or ‘Fontanone‘ just down the hill from us on top of the Gianicolo – were spotted cooling off this afternoon – frolicking on a hot afternoon in the…
On May 20th, 2011, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #11…
…this afternoon was a follow up to the interview with 15 year old ragazza Romana last month who recounted her early interest in cooking and cucina Italiana inspired…
On May 19th, 2011, HIDDEN VILLA MEDICI GARDEN…
…of statuary is something I happened upon for the first time this afternoon as the sun was low while visiting a French friend in residence at the famous…
On May 18th, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #10…
…this afternoon was with the amazing urban farmer Matteo Amati who presides over an enormous tract of city land where unemployed youth are put to work on the cultivation of…
On May 17th, 2011, LANDING OVER LIDO DI OSTIA…
…is a welcome way to return to Italy this afternoon and the promise of a coming summer, making our approach to Fiumicino from the south in a straight…
On May 16th, 2011, READING ‘LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: HOW TO LIVE SANELY AND SIMPLY IN A TROUBLED WORLD’…
…from cover to cover on the nine hour plane ride from Portland back to Europe is blowing my mind because it seems so fresh, like it could have…
On May 15th, 2011, WEALTH UNDERGROUND FARM…
…hosted a conversation about art & agriculture this afternoon, with Danny Percich, Tim Donovan, Harrell Fletcher, and myself, as part of the Open Engagement conference, on their Portland…
On May 14th, 2011, ‘FREE RANGE HUMANS’…
…was the title of my talk at the PSU Open Engagement conference this afternoon, which I began with these three quotes: “The performance of a piece of music…
On May 13th, 2011, THE PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY GARDEN…
…hosted an Open Engagement conference lunch event today as the father of one of the students wheeled his mobile wood burning pizza oven into the center of the…
On May 12th, 2011, OREGON MOSS…
…that I am admiring on a hike this afternoon just west of Portland in the valley of the Willamette River is cool and moist and all colors mossy…