And after everything, they decided not to build the parking garage at all.
Vita longa, ars brevis
Aminah Robinson Artist Residency
My friend Jane Acri in Columbus, Ohio, alerted me earlier this year to the wonderful fact that Aminah Robinson’s former home in Columbus would be preserved for use as an artist residency space for African American artists, thanks to the good work of the Columbus Foundation, the Columbus Museum of Art, and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Now, the renovation is finished and the house is ready for its first resident, artist Johnathan Payne.
Continue reading “Aminah Robinson Artist Residency”Saluti da Firenze
I needed to carry some documents to Florence on Thursday – it was the first time I had been on a train since the beginning of March, before the lockdown.
Continue reading “Saluti da Firenze”picking plums
L’abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
When the first major lockdown in Italy began to move into a gradual phased reopening, we made a hesitant excursion out of Cortona, to the nearby Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in the Crete Senesi.
Saluti da Cortona, part II
Another update from Cortona under quarantine, late April – mid May.
Continue reading “Saluti da Cortona, part II”Saluti da Cortona
We’ve received dozens of messages from our friends and the UGA Cortona family, urgently asking for news about how this much-beloved city is faring in the time of the Coronavirus.
Continue reading “Saluti da Cortona”Layover in Detroit, anytime
I am a connoisseur of airports, and I recently discovered an excellent one: DTW, Detroit Metropolitan, with its sleek silent hypnotic oscillating elevated indoor tram, and this brilliant and soothing water feature in the McNamara Terminal.
Continue reading “Layover in Detroit, anytime”Slow Museums: December 17, 2019 – Madrid, Spain – Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
“A Street Called Home” Mural Is Demolished
Back in August I posted an article about how “my mural” was to be demolished. On September 16, 2019, the tear-down actually began, and a few days later some local residents and the media figured out what was going on, and finally then there was an outcry. Not enough of one to save the mural, however.
