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One of my favourite artists ever is Yoko Ono. At this point, some of my friends' eye are wide open "Do you know who she is?! Do you know what she did? How can you like her after Beatles???" The fun part is... I know a bit about who she is and what she did, at least, as an artist. She is an inspirational figure, an extremely subtle, innovative and complex artist. She has been experimenting with approaches in art that to this day are surprising, quite futuristic, sometimes extreme. But she did that in the 60s. She is mostly known for her strong performances, Cut Piece. her instruction book, Grapefruit, which takes conceptual art to a whole new level, her experimental films-some made in collaboration with Lennon, her project Wish Tree. I cannot express my excitement back in February when I had heard that Yoko Ono was going to have a show in Rome later in May. Not only it was one of my favourite artists, but from all of the world it is in Rome, right when I am there as well, and of all the places in Rome it is hosted by villa-medici.htmlVilla Medici- the French Institute of Culture, one of the most idyllic place on earth Fast foreword to the opening night. I had to temper myself and not go there three hours earlier. However, I was pretty early, yet, just in time as the queue started to form minutes after I arrived. And it was quite a queue. It was a lovely bright evening, most of our art colleagues were there as well, waiting impatiently. And let me just say, I was not disappointed. (ehm... in fact it had the recipe for success from the begging) One day I broke a mirror is the title chosen by Yoko Ono for an the exhibition mainly exploring the output of an eclectic, multidisciplinary artist of the 60s and the 70s. The show gathered some of the most iconinc The exhibition was covering all of the dimensions of Yoko Ono's practice and the whole Villa became an exhibiting place. One of my favourite rooms was the one with instructions written all around. The garden was impressive as well, with the installation Play by trust and the Wish Trees. One great surprise was Claire Tabouret, a French artist I haven't came across yet. Her great canvases seemed completely atemporal and her colour palette, exiting with revolting splashes of neon, was defying the chromatic rules of harmony, finding a perfectly balanced composition.
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Once upon a time Gods were infuriated by the pride of the Romans and all its visitors who thought that if they had Rome for themselves they had everything . They sent storms over to punish those who were too haughty. The storms were announced by whispering winds that frightened away those who had ears to hear their song.
That is how I was speared of the hounded skies of Rome, hiding away in the Tivoli Gardens. That is one way to put it. The other story would be that the Erasmus Union has organised for us a guided trip there right in time for a storm to hit the capital. I don't know about you but I much prefer the first option. Rome has many surprises, Lungo Tevere in itself is quite a sight. When you have the Vatican on one side and Rome on the other... But it doesn't stop here!
There are people who go to Rome as pilgrims. Following a tradition inherited from my European ancestors I find myself in Rome. I am in a sacred pilgrimage indeed. Instead of looking for Obelisks announcing holly basilicas, I look for some holly letters G E L A T O
For many graffiti is not an art form but more an act of vandalism. Many cannot see any further than a bunch of teenagers wasting their time in gangs and spraying buildings more or less abandoned. For the connoisseurs some graffiti places are way more religious than Mecca. One of the most representative attribute of graffiti art is that it is accessible to everyone, it is not narrowed down to a gallery system and it is free to enjoy. But what happens when graffiti is encapsulated in a gallery space?
Is it a well deserved place for it and a recognition of the artists or is it a blasphemy ??? Hello, I am Ioana and I am dependent on Google Maps. I have to confess something: I would have never survived without Google Maps- more specifically, without the compass that comes with the app. I am almost useless with only a map. So one thing I made myself to was to give up Google and use a proper Map. And this is how I found Villa Torlonia. No, it was not supposed to be the destination (I got lost and I stumbled across this other treasure!)
Trastevere is the new funky, geeky, chic, youthful area of Rome. Here are some of the most exotic and excetric bars, all competing with a more and more original design. Here you can get lost and have no intention in finding a way back. The colours, the narrow streets, the huge doorways, all speak a language of their own, different than the rest of Rome. The quarter is transformed at night and it becomes a fascinating place worth exploring. However it has not always been like this.
Rome has many surprises. A simple walk can reveal a new gem. It may be a tree in blossom, or a new street or a beautiful park. Those surprises come in all shapes of forms, however, you don't always just stable across an Art Nouveau Island right in the center of Rome.,
What is Venice?
Well... I would say it is the holy grain for your imagination. A place that works great as the background of some of the most exiting and daring fantasies. Why? here else in the world can you still dress in those huge(secretly thought to be) gorgeous dresses and still be in fashion, if not in Venice? Where else can you find the most amazing colours and the most beautiful blue sky? |
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