Hunting the Antique Torg – Crisis Aversion

Gormito

'Hunting the what?', you may be mouthing. Well, if you did not know, the Antique Torg (a strained translation from the Italian 'l'Antico Torg'), is an agressive looking little fellow who belongs to one of the upteen Gormiti clans. He resembles the figure in the picture on your left.We have hoards … [Read more...]

Why Vote Berlusconi?

The word on the via (street) here is that Mr Berlusconi is quite likely to win the Italian general elections, which are coming up faster than a flashy Ferrari in your wing mirrors. However, if you work for Alitalia or one of the myriad of companies that feed off the collapsing Italian airline, … [Read more...]

Let Chianti Sculpture Park re-capture that holiday mood

Chianti Sculpture Park

My writings on Gianpietro Carlesso caused me to 'come up in conversation' the other day while Chris Bright was chatting fellow American and Milan based Sean Carlos, and, as a result of Sean's recent email, I've been darting around the web looking at sculpture related things. There is some … [Read more...]

MiArt 2008

MiArt 2008 - contact

The 13th edition of Milan's International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair kicks off shortly, as you will see if you click on the link. I'll be at the invitation-only inauguration which is on Thursday 4th April, camera in hand. The event is to be held at the Milan Fiera's Milan location, which can … [Read more...]

Do you remember Christmas?

A couple of long exposure  shots (20 seconds) taken inside the chique Van Gogh bar near Parco Sempione in Milan around Christmas last year. I'd forgotten about these, but I quite like them.The red cast is down to the red lighting in the place, but the feel is quite good I think:And the other … [Read more...]