Video, audio, sculptures, photographs, with one constant fixation: the subject of the body in movement, the speed (Saturn in Gemini) in relation to the endless landscape of his native land. His unusual “Placet and highway”, an unlikely highway barrier made of bottles, object, cans in the infinite desert. Amidst skateboards, hip hop and graffiti, the [...]
Moving on to Petrarch who, in order to win the affection of Laura, curled his hair with instruments and used painful, kilometric-pointed shoes. During the Renaissance Carlo V who in Titian’s portrait wears a jockstrap and shorts. Henry VIII was crazy about jewels – you can count 114 of them in Holbein’s portrait [...]
That’s what they do, do, do Marionette: 3 pirouettes and then they’re off. GEORGE LEPAPE 1912 Wikio Wikio
ALLEGORY OF THE EARTH– MINIATURE OF THE “EXULTET”, DATING BACK TO THE 11th CENTURY– CATHEDRAL ARCHIVE, BARI The large sleeves of the female surplice were already characteristic of 11th-century fashion, as were the tight sleeves of the tunic, worn underneath, of which only the cuffs could be seen. The decoration of the fabric probably [...]
Catherine Zeta-Jones struts in her leopard print pumps and it’s a miracle she can see where she’s going. She is hidden by a hat resembling those worn by silent movie divas which covers most of her face. Wikio Wikio
It gets its inspiration from the traditional ties of the Alto Adige which, more than ties, are veritable handkerchiefs. In this case, actually the cut, side-by-side triangle legs contribute to creating the impression of a foulard. Wikio Wikio
Not everything (or even very little) will then correspond with the final version of the film: the secret pages allow for following the birth, growth, changing, and the forming of the work. Self-interrogation is like a title, traced with a blue marker, in the initial pages in which Fellini, more than sketching a subject [...]
Whoever has admired her performance in Babel (for which she received an Oscar nomination) as she portrayed a deaf-mute adolescent, knows the intensity of her expressions. Her enjoyment of perfecting is such that, having learnt sign language for her role, she continued to study it with a passion. At 29 years of age, this beautiful [...]
From Caesar to Beckham here the unsuspected inspirations of new metrosexuals Jean Claude Bologne’s essay “Histoire de la coquetterie” is dense, erudite and refined. The replicas of David Beckham, tanned, fit, waxed, fragrant, incredibly elegant are neither the first or last of the millenium history of male flirtatiousness. From ancient Rome where Caesar is [...]
THREE FIGURES OF SAINTS– STUCCO DECORATION FROM THE 11th CENTURY– TEMPIETTO DI SANTA MARIA IN VALLE, CIVIDALE The sharp stucco relief highlights the characteristics of 11th-century female attire: flat hairstyles with parts in the middle of the forehead, clothing with very wide sleeves, with tiny pleats, hooded, closed cloaks. The figure on the left [...]
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