Tag: italy
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Venice Biennale Art Show 2024 – Part 1
Venice – the one in Italy – alternates two huge fairs, the Architecture Biennale and the Art Biennale, in a tradition that dates all the way back to 1893, when it marked the 25th anniversary of the marriage of King Umberto I of Italy to Margherita of Savoy. In April my wife and I were…
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Eurocentric!! but educational
I can’t call this a fun read, given the sadly downbeat subject matter, but the book is educational, well-written, even elegant in its old-fashioned way, and you’ll probably sail through it quickly. Be aware that it’s intended for a young-adult audience. But this doesn’t really create a problem; in fact it helps the author distill…
Heard and Seen Around Town 