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October 1, 2013 – 12:02 am in General CultureReigning Supreme over Salzburg’s Olympus
Anna Netrebko, Cecilia Bartoli and Helga Rabl-Stadler hold the prestigious Salzburg Festival firmly, but effortlessly in their elegant grip. Since it was established in the summer of 1920, the… -
October 1, 2013 – 12:01 am in General CultureThe Ambassador of Venetian Elegance
Francesca Bortolotto Possati, interior designer, hotelier and scion of a prominent Venetian family, promotes the culture history and style of her unique hometown – not as a theme park or living… -
August 1, 2013 – 10:10 am in General CultureThe World of Sarah Patroni
Painter Sarah Patroni has dabbled in many different worlds – born of an English mother and an Italian father, she has travelled and lived throughout the globe, including England, Scotland, the… -
June 1, 2013 – 9:39 am in General CultureBrussels: The New Arts Capital of Europe?
Berlin, once the mecca for European artists and gallerists, seems to be losing its aura. Artists, gallerists and collectors seem to be flocking instead to Brussels. Dantemag was in Brussels during… -
April 14, 2013 – 9:47 pm in General CultureSpring Awakening or What Makes Gery Dance?
Timed to occur each year in springtime, Vienna’s AIDS charity event, the unique Life Ball – founded and organised by Gery Keszler – celebrates life to fight death: an inspiring and glamorous… -
February 14, 2013 – 9:02 pm in General CultureRoger Ballen / Die Antwoord
Born out of the ashes of a small scheduling disaster, the strange – yet somehow fitting – collaborative exhibition by photographer Roger Ballen and musical duo Die Antwoord draws raves in… -
December 8, 2012 – 9:37 pm in General CultureChihuly Over Seattle: Illuminating a Major Artist in His Own Home Town
Since the World’s Fair in 1962, the Seattle Center – home of the Space Needle and the Museum of Rock n’ Roll – has been an important part of community life in Seattle. But time has its… -
November 2, 2012 – 10:56 am in General CultureMaking the Fragments Whole
Up-and-coming Dallas-based artist Lisa Soderlund has created art for as long as she can remember, but as with many aspiring artists, she had to hold down various day jobs to pay the bills. In… -
October 27, 2012 – 3:10 pm in General CultureBefore Halloween the filò
Photos: Vittorio Celotti The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All Hallows Even, the night before all Hallows (or All Saints)… -
September 2, 2012 – 9:26 am in General CultureA Planet in Crisis: Can Art Save Us? Is it even trying?
One condition for the production of great art is that it must not be an instrument at the service of any master, but must be master of itself, its own aesthetic and message. It needs to be self-sufficient… -
September 2, 2012 – 9:07 am in General CultureImplemented Environments: Solastalgia, Enlightenment, Red Tape and the Void
While attention to the natural environment is critical, it is easy to forget – or indeed not to realise at all – that our environment as humans is also a made thing. For humans as a whole,… -
July 1, 2012 – 10:25 am in General CultureWhy Photography Matters As Art As Never Before
by Rodrigo Cañete Photography in the age of Photoshop can be manipulated, staged, denatured and rareified. It can also reveal truth, humanity, and even love. Rodrigo Cañete argues that the…