April 24, 2019 - 5:42 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business, design, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Nonno Panda tales @en, Photography, Style @en, Travel @enArt Fair’s Fare
Cape Town has recently held another successful art fair but Heidi Erdmann asks whether the financial stakes involved are undermining their representative nature and clouding correct attribution of…
April 12, 2019 - 6:02 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Music @en, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enJoseph Tawadros. Breaking Boundaries With the Oud
The flamboyant Joseph Tawadros is a multi-instrumentalist, best known for playing the oud. Massimo Gava meets the virtuoso and discovers more about his instrument of choice. Joseph Tawadros…
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…
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…
June 23, 2018 - 12:28 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Featured @en, Film @en, Mark Beech, Music @en, Uncategorized @enFictional Violence = Real Life Crime. Really?
Mark Beech argues against the case for unnecessary media censorship which spoils the enjoyment of millions, in response to the actions of a very few crazed criminals who may not be influenced by violent…
June 18, 2018 - 6:21 am in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Travel @enThe New Tbilisi Art Fair is so Much More than a Fair
The first edition of the Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF), which took place 17 – 20 May. 2018, aimed to place Georgia firmly back on the world’s map of art and culture. Katrine Levin reports back from the…
