Two Sentences On: Coppélia

Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House 2 programme Set 1992/93, 2006/7.
Two Sentences On: Coppelia. 1. In 1974, George Balanchine revived the lighthearted classic Coppélia, weaving together themes of objectification, curiosity, and superficiality through the story...
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Short Story: The Hand in the Waves

Photo by Lena Be
Why did I go out onto the balcony? The waves. That’s why. They were massive. Massive and black and smashing into the side of the...
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Basel: All For Sale

Painting by Maaike Schoorel
Located in the stunning, spaceship-like expo of Messeplatz, Art Basel faces Design Miami, another expo for the rich and curious, displaying furniture and aesthetic products...
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Review: Venice Art No. 60

Painting by Aloise Corbaz
VENICE—The Biennale, Stranieri ovunque, is a mirror this year. "You judge, you gossip, you wash it all down with Prosecco. Have you seen the Uzbekistan...
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Five Questions for Franco Maria Ricci

Franco Maria Ricci in 1984 at the launch of FMR U.S.A. at the New York Public Library.
Caverns were probably the first labyrinthine structures human beings came into contact with, in a distant past. And I, too, rummaged through my own past,...
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