The Cloisters is full of creeps
The approach to the Cloisters is lovely; the fluster and seethe of the city feel very far away. Squirrels gambol and sparrows fossick in Fort Tryon Park. Far below the […]
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Charles Darwin in the Palacio de Bellas Artes
Diego Rivera’s art is not exactly hard to understand. He painted in bright colours but thought in black and white; socialism was the cure for the world’s evils, whether it […]
The Richest Man in the World Would Like to Share his Beloved Art Collection with You…
I should start by saying that I don’t actually know a great deal about Carlos Slim. My opinion of the man derives from the simple fact that he recently overtook Bill Gates […]
Is this really how Diego Rivera saw himself?
A stark, imposing facade in the historic centre of Cuernavaca, the Palace of Cortes is a pretty clear testament to the brooding mind of its original lord. Hernán Cortés, a […]
A bumpkin’s guide to the best of DF #2
Hubris. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; when I think of Mexico City, and the audacity of its existence, I think of hubris. That’s not to say […]
