…or EUR, originally known as E42, the vast development south of Rome initiated by Benito Mussolini in 1935 designed by a collaborative of Italian architects is where we went today in search of some adventures in fascist Roman architecture – which first fascinated me (to the horror of my Italian classmates and teaching assistants) while ..
Archives : December-2010
…today and almost every day at 5pm in my studio has been a revelation (having previously always needed a daily lead yoga class, too bored or distracted to be able to do it on my own, and enjoying the non-verbal community and energy of a group) – as we gather in a circle, starting out ..
…was viewed in haste on the pedestrian river crossing of Ponte Sisto – my favorite Tiber bridge & my tranquil expressway into the center – at 16:30 which seems to be such an early/northern time to say ‘addio’ to the sun until you realize that Rome is on the same latitude as Chicago….so I’m looking ..
…after six weeks of rain is worth looking up for – where you can see the story of Roman ruins begin before your very eyes, leaves falling, accumulating, decomposing, with dust settling, becoming fertile soil for any floating or bird-deposited seed to ..
…is a simple little system I have going on the Roman rooftop garden (also known as Edible Estate #9: Rome, Italy) which involves collecting unwanted empty containers (from American Academy residents, who also happen to write their names on their bottles when they leave them in the communal kitchens, which adds a really cute personal ..
…featuring recipes from the kitchen of The American Academy in Rome by Mona Talbott and Mirella Misenti just had a very civilized Academy event and tea reception to celebrate the release of the first in a series of books to come from The Rome Sustainable Food Project. (publisher’..
…is the just-announced May 13-15, 2011 conference organized by Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice program: The ‘Open Engagement’ conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. Directed by Jen Delos Reyes and planned in conjunction with Harrell Fletcher and the Art and Social Practice students, this year’s ..
…announced a winning London housing estate community garden last month for the competiton inspired by Edible Estate Regional Prototype Garden #4: London, England, commissioned by Tate Modern in 2007; and with the 2012 Olympics coming up I also hope that my 2007 manifesto originally presented at the Turbine Hall on June 23rd, 2007, ‘Olympic Farming ..
…tonight officially opened the stunning new wing designed by the charismatic/punk French architect Odile Decq (who I spent some time with last year while in residence in Oxfordshire for a conference at The Ditchley Foundation), however the inauguration unfortunately coincided with an underattended opening of a couple of new shows at the new MAXXI (Museo ..
…in Trastevere made me especially LA homesick when I entered their hothouse of succulents and cacti this morning. (..
…Foundation in conversation with Luca Lo Pinto from the amazing Roman cultural instigators at Nero Magazine and curated by Cecilia Canziani and Ilaria Gianni – and the last time I saw Piero was at my place in LA on a Mountain School of the Arts field trip – and I just heard that a week ..
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