Wandering around Rome most visitors are struck by the amount of graffiti on the buildings, the metro cars, the ruins, anything that sits still long enough to tag. Among all the tags are glorious examples of street art, which I always love discovering and hunting for, especially the little subtle, clever ones. So of course,… Read More The Ephemerality of Roman Street Art: Enjoy it While it Lasts
Did you watch the movie ‘Hook’ when you were a kid and/or younger? ‘Hook’ came out right during my prime imagination years and I distinctly remember being transfixed by the network of tree houses that Rufio and the Lost Boys lived in. Right now at MACRO Testaccio there is a HUGE sculpture by the artists… Read More The Magic of a Pile of Sticks; Big Bambú at MACRO Testaccio
Recently I went for a wander over in San Lorenzo, a neighborhood that is little frequented by tourists, is generally full of students, and was up-and-coming in the ’90s (don’t believe any guide that says it’s up-and-coming at the moment, it has already come and gone). San Lorenzo isn’t far from where I live, but… Read More Hunting Alice Pasquini + Un-revelatory News that San Lorenzo is FULL of Street Art
I like street art. I even like graffiti. I would (and have) argued that the dirty, graffiti covered “B” trains are awesome and that graffiti that is more sophisticated than a simple one-color tag adds to a city rather than detracts. In this thinking I was profoundly affected by a tour through Eastern Europe that… Read More Alice Pasquini is my Hero
Ruins + Relics 