The white in the art.
A trip in the works of three artists who have interpreted the white.
Photography, cinema and auction in Milan
“8 ½” (1963) di Tazio Secchiaroli.
PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMA AND AN AUCTION IN MILAN
At 4 pm on Thursday 20April in Milan the spotlight will be on photography with the first away auction of Minerva Auctions.
The catalogue is rich and there are about 200 lots for which the Roman auction house has arranged two exhibitions, too (one in Rome and one in Milan), which will offer everyone the chance to see the photos themselves.
The exhibition in Rome will be open by appointment from April 3rd to 7th, whereas that in Milan will be open to the public from April 18th to 20th (you’ll find the opening times at the end of the post).
The world’s best restaurants inside a museum
Image source: http://www.flawlessmilano.com
THE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANTS INSIDE A MUSEUM
When I visit a museum I always hope that I will find inside it a restaurant or at least a nice café where I can eat a tasty dish and enjoy a view of the city I’m in.
I must confess that I’m not always pleased with it, but there are some very special places.
I’ve already published a list of the 8 best restaurants inside a museum, but I have treasured your suggestions and I must add 5 restaurants you tried out to that list (and I went to one of these restaurants after you recommended to me!)
Here is the list of the world’s best restaurants inside a museum.
Choose the restaurant which tickles your fancy!
Sleeping in al lighthouse
Edward Hopper. Il faro di Two Lights, 1929. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
SLEEPING IN A LIGHTHOUSE
In the era of GPS, sonar and automatic navigation, a number of signal towers have lost their original significance, being abandoned and turning into ruins. They stand as relics of a bygone era, now waiting to be rediscovered and re-used in a more contemporary fashion.
In an epoch in which technology has entered navigation system, the lighthouse has lost its original meaning, and has become an abandoned architecture, but it has transformed into a place for dream holidays.
I made a list of the 3 most beautiful lighthouses where you can spend your holiday.
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Great photographers: Berenice Abbott
Dorothy Whitney, Paris, 1926 © Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics/Getty Images. Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York.
GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS: BERENICE ABBOTT
Photography is a sort of shire of memories, a way to prevent us from forgetting who we are and the way we were. But there are some photographers who are able to capture the souls of men and things.
The skill in capturing a moment and making it a container of stories and feelings is a talent I don’t possess, but I wish I had, thus I like searching for those stories describing great photographers and their search for the perfect photo.
I talked about the life of Robert Capa, and how he became the first photojournalist in history.
Here, instead, I want to talk about Berenice Abbott, one of the most original and controversial protagonists of the history of photography of the 20th century.