Tag: art
7 Mar
I don’t usually reprint other people’s articles, and I rarely write about the same place more than once. Montevideo, however, is...
25 Feb
Vineyards are lovely. Their tailored uniformity belies the startling individuality of their grape. And today, in valleys as far-flung as Calchaqui...
9 Feb
Sister property to the ranch-like Estancia Vik, Playa Vik opened in 2010 in the oceanfront resort town of José Ignacio, Uruguay, a calmer alternative...
6 Feb
A glimpse of irresistible Paris, through the window, through the mind’s eye. Architecture first, then art, food, light next.It is often...
23 Jan
I.M. Pei’s Museum of Islamic Art is one of the most stunning installations I have ever seen. Shadow and light, surrounded by water, and...
17 Nov
The Museum of Arts and Design has opened its Global Africa Project, a blockbuster show of African and African-inspired art and craftwork. Many...
27 Aug
It’s interesting how some great talents are born in the stillness of a moment rather than in the heaving passions we often hear about....
16 Jul
One of the pleasures of living in a city like New York is the wealth of creativity and creative venues at ones fingertips. Poking around the...
25 Apr
Banksy is well-known to most everyone at this stage, having entertained, and I would daresay educated, urban citizens around the world...
16 Jan
I have never been to Haiti although it is a country I have wanted to visit since a very close friendship, forged at Columbia University, introduced...
19 Dec
I have spent the morning studying the Tibetan Wheel of Life, all thousand pieces that make up Pomegranate’s intricate mandala. If I...
27 Oct
I spent yesterday in the company of a most interesting Capetonian woman whose knowledge of her city’s history, architecture, food and art...
24 Oct
I love rock art because it is so emotionally intimate and intense. Looking at the elephant, perfectly rendered with black manganese or the...
27 Sep
Man’s heavy footprint has scarred much of this earth. His hand, though, with tapering fingers and opposable thumb, coupled with a brain...
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