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 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…
June 14, 2018 - 7:48 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @enChen Li’s third solo show in London.
Chen Li’s third solo show in London presents exciting new oil paintings alongside earlier pieces and marks his first visit to the U.K. "Chinese art and Western art have different views about reality.…
June 8, 2018 - 6:20 am in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business @en, Fashion @en, Film @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Travel @en, Uncategorized @enA place in the sun. Italian Locations for celebrity hideaways.
.At Dante we don’t do rumours. We only state facts - but we have teamed up with Rumours.it in Milan to tell some interesting stories to feed our Italian soul that seem to be shared by many celebrities.…
June 4, 2018 - 8:47 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @enJulia Munsey at the Royal opera Arcade Gallery
The Julia Munsey exhibition at the Royal Opera Arcade Gallery in London presents an extended body of new work and some earlier images. Julia Munsey trained at The Slade School of Art under the tuition…
April 19, 2018 - 1:19 pm in Architecture @en, Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Design @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Style @en, Travel @enTBILISI ART FAIR (TAF)
The first edition of the annual Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF) is coming this May and as with most things in Georgia, it is going to be quite a celebration! Hosted by the exhibition centre ExpoGeorgia from…
