Architecture
Built in 1687, the church of St. Gothard is a seldom used building in Somasassa, an outlying suburb of Teglio, Valtellina, that counts about 1000 souls. Read more “ST GOTHARD CHURCH IN SOMASASSA VALTELLINA”
DAY-BY-DAY
In support of the people of Berlin. We will not yield to fear. Read more “CHRISTMAS MARKET”
DAY-BY-DAY
ATM stands for “Azienda Trasporti Milanese” or “Milan Transit Authority”, a company established 1931, owned by the Milan Municipality. Its oldest pride is the urban network of rails on which, since 1933, runs the fleet of streetcars, for it’s functionality: it’s cheap to manage and does not pollute. Today, two among the oldest specimen of the fleet run daily as restaurant-on-the-move for a two hours long dinner across the vast network of rails. Read more “ATM 85TH ANNIVERSARY”
Arts
A soft carpet of real grass welcomes the visitors of the show. They are encouraged to walk barefoot while they enjoy the artworks on display. Read more “TERRA/MATERIAPRIMA”
Arts
Ralph Donnermuth is a welthy man, a maecenas and an art collector. When he found himself facing Heinz Mack’s artwork The Sky Over Nine Columns, placed in front of Palladio’s San Giorgio Maggiore Basilica, within the 14th Venice Biennale d’Architettura 2014, he determined that an exhibit of that effect should be seen by the largest possible audience. Read more “NINE GOLDEN COLUMNS ON LAKE SANKT MORITZ”
Automobiles
We had already gone to the Monza race track in 2015 for the 1000 Miglia but, for the first time I was there to see a contemporary automobile race, the Monster Energy Monza Rally Show which uses sections of the Formula 1 circuit and the old high speed ring. It was different. It was fun, although it has not been all the way straightforward or painless. Samsung’s step-counter has measured 12 km walking in a single day. Read more “MONSTER ENERGY MONZA RALLY SHOW”
Arts
Back in 1955, Robert Frank, a Swiss citizen who eight year earlier had moved to the Big Apple, received a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation to complete a series of shots to depict America of the 50s. But what kind of country is America in those years? Read more “ROBERT FRANK’S “THE AMERICANS””
Arts
For the 90th anniversary of Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milano has dedicated an anthological exhibition to the old master – whose sculpture Sphere Within Sphere stands in front of the UN building in Manhattan – that involves 7 major sites, including three squares and four shows. About 30 sculptures, created from 1955 to date, have been collected in the picturesque Sala delle Cariatidi at the Royal Palace of Milano, the main exhibit. Read more “ARNALDO POMODORO AND MILANO. A LOVE STORY”
Arts
Max Papeschi is a highly controversial artist, known for the application of the collage technique in order to associate very diverse personalities, symbols and icons. His favorite targets are Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Mikey Mouse, Kim Jong-un and, lately, the president-elect of the United States in person: mister Donald Trump. Tonight our indiscreet camera will take us to the opening of his show The Best Is Yet To Come at the M.A.C., one of the most glamorous art galleries in the Swinging Milano.
Read more “MAX PAPESCHI – THE BEST IS YET TO COME”
DAY-BY-DAY
After two days of watching a bunch of youngsters tempting their fate, I felt like attempting myself something more risky. With a camera. Read more “BIG AIR MILAN – FREESTYLE OVER THE CITY – 2”