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Amidst Art and Wilderness in Arizona
I stood at the top of Cathedral Rock, overlooking the clutter of red rocks in the distance. Below, cars trailed across the landscape on pieces of gray ribbon, looping intricately around dull desert vegetation and more rocks. A strong wind blew, whipping locks of my hair against my lips and shoving me against a rogue...
The Museum of Bologna in Palazzo Pepoli #BolognaWelcome
The grand Palazzo Pepoli houses the Museum of the History of Bologna, a story that is followed from the Etruscans to today. This museum is new and the displays are designed to appeal to all ages. The building itself is architecturally interesting, a contemporary glass structure containing the stairs in the centre of the covered...
Rare Knights Templar building: Garway Church, Hereford
St Michael’s church at Garway, Herefordshire is one of the few remaining Templar churches in England. The Templars were one of the most famous military orders, their full name being The Poor Fellow-soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. All members swore an oath of poverty and gave their lands to the Order....
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Lost Horizons: how the Scottish National Gallery revitalised a forgotten master
Expanding Horizons: Giovanni Battista Lusieri and the Panoramic Landscape Scottish National Gallery, the Mound, Edinburgh (Academy / Lower galleries) 30th June ? 28th October 2012 This summer, the Scottish National Gallery gallantly faced the challenge of pulling in an audience to discover an ‘unknown’ artists’ work; no mean feat in times when money talks louder...
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Say hello to Frieze Masters
Mexican dolls, early 20th century Dutch and Flemish paintings Installation of Don Judd’s works This year Frieze has launched Frieze Masters, a new fair for ‘historical art’, alongside Frieze proper in Regent’s Park. In contrast to Frieze which is pretty much the thermometer of ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ in the realm of contemporary...
Poet, Painter, Scandal-Maker: the trials and tribulations of the artist accused
Trusting you perused the previous article featuring the case of Oscar Wilde, I remain in the annals of the Victorian Era, as I continue with fantastic tales of insanity and corruption with my next artist criminals… The unfortunate story of Richard Dadd conjures visions of madness and the horror of being committed for life to...
Poet, Painter, Scandal-Maker: the trials and tribulations of the artist accused
Sitting recently with friends, the table conversation turned to the subject of crime & scandal – ever-present themes seemingly so liked by a society thriving on sensationalism, denunciation and Schadensfreude – the more lurid and juicy the better! Yea, it was fun; our dialogue conjured visions of insanity, perversion and murder, of fantastic tales and...
Top 5 Things to See and Do in Box, Wiltshire
Box is a village just outside Bath, so has a lot to compete with in terms of culture and art. Having lived here for most of my life however, I think it is definitely worth a trip! Here are the 5 best things to do… Visit St Thomas a Becket Church. A 12th century church,...
The Often Overlooked Value of a Second Hand Book…
People who look through the dirt encrusted window of a second hand bookshop and see nothing but a dark, musty cellar of a room, full of aging tombs nobody wants; you are deluded. Those who peep, nervously through the highly polished window of a second hand book shop and see an immaculate and expansive, scholarly scene...
