What is contemporary?
A while ago I heard on the radio a bizarre song, with a circus-like theme and a low-fi rendering; I liked it, and soon discovered that it was Kids from MGMT. It soon has become a big hit, as their entire album. And now I’ve discovered this video, not produced by the MGMT guys, which … Read more
Un breve sfogo politico
La prima dichiarazione di Renzi, il nuovo sindaco di Firenze, che alla fine mi è toccato votare, è “vado a pregare sulla tomba di La Pira”. Come è possibile dare alcun credito a uno che va a bisbigliare frasi confidenziali a tracce di metallo alcalino terroso ??? E soprattutto, perchè dargli questo rilievo? C’è di … Read more
Loris Cecchini – a contemporary artist
Sunday I went to see Loris Cecchini’s exhibition at the Lugi Pecci center for contemporary art in Prato – one of the very, very few remaining centers for contemporary art in Tuscany. I knew a few Cecchini’s works from having seen them at the Galleria Continua is San Gimignano, but this exhibit in Prato is … Read more
Kavalier & Clay – by Michael Chabon
I read this novel after discovering Chabon in The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, which is a nice “hardboiled” (not that much) detective story that imagines an alternate history. I already liked the style, freedom and the playfulness of the writing, and the human thickness of the characters. So then I got Kavalier & Clay: and there, … Read more
