My old friend Ron A. posted this on his Facebook recently and it served to remind me yet again that the more things change, the more they stay the same. The urge to transgress is eternal, a fixed component of our being, the dark and contrary side of our personality, the creative dimension that [...]
February 16th, 2013
Categories: Appreciations, Art, KulturKampf . Author: Brad Lapin . Comments: No Comments
This afternoon: “Boldini and the Italians in Paris” show at the Chiostro del Bramante. We went to see the Boldini’s and, while we were certainly not disappointed, it was the work of Antonio Mancini, experienced for the first time, that left me reeling with admiration and surprise. This is art that is radically, transformatively beautiful, [...]
February 14th, 2010
Categories: Art . Author: Brad Lapin . Comments: No Comments
