Sunday, February 23, 2025

A Telephoto View of Short-Sightedness

Building all the industry right on the edge of lagoon didn't turn out to to be the best idea--either for the air or the water of the city. (19 November 2018)

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Pescheria di Rialto, alla Mattina

In the early morning, amidst columns and arches and foggy light, with its blues and reds, the ordinary can sometimes look like an altarpiece: "I will make you fish(sell)ers of men...." (Though it should be noted that many of the young men now working in the remaining fish stalls are Eastern European, as young Venetians, I was told, can no longer abide the very early hours or smells of the job. 13 October 2017)

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Dance in the Palazzo Contarini-Polignac

The dance troupe of the Isadora Duncan International Institute performs in the androne of Palazzo Contarini-Polignac, the former home of Duncan's patron Winnaretta Singer (9 February 2018).