Art & Museums

Akbar – The Great Emperor of India – 1542-1605

Skira 2012 Italian and English version by Scriptum Akbar The Great is considered one of the most splendid sovereigns of mankind. Though being himself an illiterate, he was a great protector of poetry and literature, the builder of the grandiose capital Fathepur Sikri, the City of Victory,...

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Permanently becoming. Julian Schnabel and the Architecture of Seeing

Skira 2011 Italian version by Scriptum From 4 June to 27 November 2011 the Museo Correr in Venice is staging a major exhibition dedicated to Julian Schnabel, the famed New York artist and eclectic creative spirit. Curated by Norman Rosenthal, the exhibition presents more than forty works,...

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A Feast of Wonders – Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes

Skira 2009 English, French and Russian versions by Scriptum In May, 1909 Sergei Diaghilev astonished the world of dance with his first ballet presentations in Paris, among them, Le Pavillon d’Armide and Cléopatre – spectacles which demonstrated an unprecedented combination of vitality and grace, originality and technical...

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