The oil paintings in this intriguing exhibition, by one of Barcelona’s young established artists, display intricate urban landscapes impregnated with human presence, but absent of any figures. Fragments of the city viewed from the sky are repeated over and over to the point of abstraction, yet, these bits of rich form and colour are still charged with the deep solitude of city life. The works are based on a formal study of architecture and act as powerful metaphors of the human condition in urban spaces.
Rosanna Casano
December 23, 2008
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Legends
December 19, 2008This cellar bar just yards from Old Town Square is the latest in Prague’s recent rash of sports bars. With live music every Tuesday by a good cross-section of local specialty ‘revival bands’, it’s a fun and noisy little spot for a pint. And when Lemon Nashville, Fast Bird or the Professor Band are not covering Chuck Berry, Hendrix or The Beatles, there’s usually a match on. Avoid the pub grub.
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Summer Sales
December 18, 2008It’s worth trying to catch the end of the summer sales this week. Bargains are certainly to be had not least because the exchange rate of lire to pound is still so good. As the Florentines push off out of the city in August, there is no one around to scoop up the last bargains. For designer-wear, scour the chic shops (Prada, Gucci, Armani et al) around Via Tornabuoni and Via della Vigna Nuova. Mark-downs are often much more generous than those in Britain.
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Petit Panorama du Cinéma Britannique
December 13, 2008This film season at small Latin Quarter cinema Les 3 Luxembourg is a rare and very welcome overview of British films made between the early-1970s and the early-1990s. Precise programming details have been unavailable before the season starts, but the list includes over 30 movies, such as ‘Tommy’ (Ken Russell), ‘Moonlighting’ (Jerzy Skolimowski), ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ (Nicholas Roeg), ‘Looks and Smiles’ (Ken Loach), ‘Gregory’s Girl’ (Bill Forsyth) and ‘Local Hero’ (Forsyth again).
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Cheap times in Iceland
December 10, 2008What a great destination Rekjaaviik is. The scenery is spectacular, we loved the Golden Circle Tour. In one day we walked along a beach and spotted icebergs, had a snowball fight at a glacier, ran away from steaming hot jets of water from a geyser, and took some fabulous piccies of huge glacial waterfalls and a four hundred year old church. This was all on a thumping hangover courtesy of some of the best nightclubs I have ever visited. Most people in Iceland still believe in little goblins that live under the ground and come out at night so they are a pretty interesting bunch to talk to (and very attractive too!). If possible, I recommend a guided trip into the interior (constantly shifting due to volcanic activity) by four wheel drive. Take plenty of money as everything is expensive and stock up on the duty free booze.
Susan Reid (Apr 98)
It is possible to hire 21-speed mountain bikes from the Reykjavik campground for Ikr1100 for the day. It is not a joke to undertake a bike ride only if the weather is calm and clear. When we left the campground it was overcast but by the time we reached Krafla we could just about see our hands in front of our faces. We only got to Viti by leaving the bikes at the Power plant and hitching along with some Fins who had been living in Iceland for the past two years and even they lost their way as the fog was so thick. When we eventually did reach the crater we could just about make out the line of the water and no more; so if the weather is not clear when you plan on going to Viti, just buy the postcard instead.
Avril Behan (IRE) & Nathalie Chuat (CH) (Aug 97)
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Train officials in Croatia
December 9, 2008Here’s an annoying problem with the train officials. In purchasing a ticket from Llubjana (Slovenia) to Budapest (Hungary) via Zagreb (Croatia) everything seemed to go smoothly until Croatian train officials said our ticket was invalid. After some ugliness, a kind conductor let us stay on without paying extra. It seems that to avoid having to pay money to the Croatians for the respective miles travelled on their tracks, the Slovenian train officials create a fictitious route on the ticket which travels almost exclusively through Slovenia (even though there aren’t even tracks on the ticket route). This causes trouble with the Croatian train officials who will then try to get to pay up the difference, with threats of kicking you off in the middle of nowhere (“no pay, no play” was the response I got). Travellers should be aware that their ticket travels the correct Llubjana – Zagreb – Budapest route or carry some Croatian or US cash.
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Thai Dancers Resting
December 5, 2008
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Introduction to Kabuki
December 4, 2008Of all the mysterious arts of the orient, Kabuki is one of the most difficult to grasp. Totally separate from the western realist tradition, for the first-time viewer it seems to consist of nothing more than a group of men – there are no females allowed – striking poses and being applauded. This laudable workshop, with simultaneous English translation, is an attempt to explain what all the fuss is about and lead you to an appreciation of this most alien of theatrical forms.
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DSC_5746
December 3, 2008
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