Notebook October 2023
Italy before Rome
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On Greek colonies, Etruscan tombs & Italian origins.
On Greek colonies, Etruscan tombs & Italian origins.
On wokeism, Manet and Degas, Balanchine, Selinunte & more from the world of culture.
On the 2023 Armory Show.
On Napoleon’s ghost, Substack & a Southern Proust.
On Jim Nutt, Giorgio Griffa, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, connoisseurship & more from the world of culture.
On the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art, Piacenza.
On H.D., Francine Tint, Frans Hals, Uncle Vanya & more from the world of culture.
On the fall of an art empire, a right-wing biennale & vanishing murals.
On “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision” at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia.
On “1923–2023 Sorolla / Soto Centennials” & “Jewels in a Gem: Luz Camino at the Hispanic Society Museum” at the Hispanic Museum & Library.