February 7, 2019 - 9:15 am in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business, design, Design @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Style @en, Travel @enA Week in HONG KONG
Some art fairs, among a surfeit of those worldwide, are particularly well-known and point the way to the future. Gallerist Heidi Erdmann visits one of the key entrants, Art Basel Hong Kong, which…
The Carnival of VENICE
Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the show! It’s carnival time and you are in Venice, the best theatre on earth where anybody can play the part they’ve always dreamt of. by Massimo Gava…
January 21, 2019 - 1:03 pm in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, design, Home @en, jewellery, massimo gavaAll About My Mother, HELAINE BLUMENFELD
The TV producer and coach Remy Blumenfeld reflects on his sculptor mother. In Hollywood, they say that you should never work with children or animals. As a producer, I was fairly confi dent…
January 20, 2019 - 11:40 am in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Columns @en, design, Design @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Literature @en, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Style @en, technology, Window of the soul @enART COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND FORMS.
Remembering a genius 500 years after his death ( 2nd of may 1519). Massimo Gava reflects on a most usual job application “In times of peace I believe I can give perfect satisfaction and…
January 18, 2019 - 12:02 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, design, Design @en, Fashion @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Window of the soul @enThe 11th commandment: DO NOT FORGET!
A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving - (Lao Tzu, ancient Chinese philosopher). Artist and photographer Mustafa Sabbagh chooses Italy as his perfect hideaway. Yet he wanders…
November 11, 2018 - 11:01 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Film @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, pano masti, Politics @en, Travel @en, Uncategorized @enFemale Gaze East
Pano Masti’s latest literary pilgrimage takes him to Jordan. Never mind Oscar Wilde or T. E. Lawrence, the words that echo in his mind are from women: Marie Colvin, Martha Gellhorn, Gertrude Bell…
November 4, 2018 - 10:05 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Events @en, Featured @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Travel @en, Uncategorized @enLEVAN LAGIDZE, the iconic Georgian painter, returns to London.LONDON
LEVAN LAGIDZE, the iconic and reclusive Georgian painter , returns to London for the first time in 20 years with a major exhibition of new works Lagidze is known for his highly structured and layered…
Day of the Faithful Departed in Jujuy, Argentina
Mexico, has perhaps the most famous Day of the Dead celebrations. But similar syncretic traditions and remembrances can be found in other countries in Latin America, where pre-Columbian rites have…
October 24, 2018 - 8:30 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Window of the soul @enBefore Halloween, the Filò
The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century. It represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All Hallows Even, the night before All Hallows (or All Saints) Day. By Massimo Gava Photos:…
October 17, 2018 - 8:21 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, design, Design @en, Fashion @en, Home @en, jewellery, Uncategorized @enLuxury or Opulence. Defining the Best
As the centrepiece of this issue’s theme of luxury and opulence, Massimo Gava talks about how the best Italian crafts can help define both. What do you think this is: “Luxury or opulence?” asked…
