Marina Abramović Institute, a house for performance art

13 years ago

Marina Abramović, a Serbian artist who has been living in New York for a while, is a living icon of…

Mongolia: eagles and skyscrapers

13 years ago

OK, so the eagle on my shoulder made me feel uneasy. Majestic, even though trained, its dignity made me feel…

Pompeii, for once a positive metaphor

13 years ago

Let’s put aside the usual comments: Pompeii, the negligence, a metaphor for Italy, and so on...

Oregon: university paid for with the first earnings

13 years ago

The State of Oregon has come up with an interesting, innovative idea. In coming years, students will be able to…

A dialogue on design: Europe versus Japan

13 years ago

My recent visit to Japan led me to prompt a dialogue on design between Sam Baron, head of design at…

The tea ceremony: the ritual of taste

13 years ago

A Zen ritual made up of steady and slow movements, and is a sublime synthesis of rules of behaviour inspired…

Postcard from Japan: harmony of opposites

13 years ago

Every visit to Japan reconciles the spirit and more. That perpetual balance between tradition and modernity, where the charm of…

Hippie chic: between subculture and stereotypes

13 years ago

Shortly after my recent trip to Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts inaugurated an exhibition which I was unfortunately unable…

Federculture Report: one year on

13 years ago

Federculture has recently published its 2012 report but this time the figures, a little surprisingly, compared to the steady growth…