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18 Oct 2024 · Blog | Art | Film

William Kentridge: Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot

The premiere of William Kentridge’s "Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot" was one of the highlights of this year’s Venice Biennale. It is a celebration of the creative process and a love letter to art and the power of the imagination.

18 Oct 2024 · Blog | Art

Venice Biennale 2024

There was a lot to see at the 2024 Venice Biennale, but very little that stopped me in my tracks. The best country pavilion by a mile was the Australian pavilion.

17 Oct 2024 · Blog | Art

Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia

For some reason I must have skipped the Gallerie dell’Accademia when I first visited Venice. I’m glad I finally had an opportunity to visit it. It has an outstanding collection.

16 Oct 2024 · Blog | Art

Uffizi Gallery

I finally had a chance to visit the Uffizi Gallery. Included here is a pick of some of my personal favorites.

14 Oct 2024 · Blog | Art | Architecture

Utopias and Reality at the Villa Bardini

OltreCittà at the Villa Bardini in Florence is a fascinating exhibition which showcases how artists have imagined the city in the 20th and 21st century.

13 Oct 2024 · Blog | Literature

Renaissance Florence Reimagined

Laurent Binet's "Perspective(s)" and Maggie O’Farrell’s "The Marriage Portrait" are a joy to read and make for a perfect travel companion on a trip to Florence.

13 Oct 2024 · Blog | Art

Edward Burtynsky: Extraction/Abstraction

Extraction/Abstraction is the largest survey of Edward Burtynsky’s work so far and features photographs from his entire forty-year career.

6 Oct 2024 · Blog | Further Reading

Highlights from the Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear Collections

Some of my favorite designs from the Spring 2025 ready-to-wear collections.

29 Sep 2024 · Blog | Non-Fiction

John Vaillant: Fire Weather. A True Story From a Hotter World

In "Fire Weather. A True Story From a Hotter World" John Vaillant tells the harrowing story of the 2016 wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray, Alberta. It is a sobering read that serves as both a compelling disaster story and an urgent warning about our climate future.

31 Aug 2024 · Blog | Further Reading

Richard McGuire. Then and There. Here and Now

"Richard McGuire: Then and There. Here and Now" at the Cartoonmuseum Basel is a wonderful career retrospective of the illustrator and designer best known for his cult graphic novel "Here".