Joelle Lifestyle - The World at Home

It’s such a great feeling to come back from hectic Florence and have a nice walk around the peaceful garden here at the Villa. Throughout the centuries it has been the tradition for Italian nobility to be patrons to great artists. Villa Mangiacane stays true to this sponsoring on-site artist from Zimbabue and abroad, and numerous art exhibitions openings.

Giotto found the kindling, Fra Angelico, Brunelleschi and Donatello built the fire. Massaccio and Verrocchio struck the match, then Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Raphael threw gasoline-the result was the greatest blaze of art the world has ever seen.This city is literally one huge, glorious, easily walkable treasure chest. Here are the favorite, big, small, famed and lesser so. I have prepared all kind of tips in case you decide to go. Have yourself your very own Renaissance…

Among the many interesting historical sites in Naples that I recommend visiting is the Archeological Museum. Here is a short list of my favorite collections with a special emphasis of the recently inaugurated “Gabinetto Segreto” (Secret Cabinet).Ancient Roman culture had no sense of a shameful nature for all sexuality, and viewed sexually explicit material very differently to most present-day cultures. And if you wish to take that special trip and go back in time…this is the right place to be in.

Last week I was invited at the opening of Olafur Eliasson “Take your time” exhibition at the MoMA.
The Marron Atrium was filled by artists, collectors, musicians and a traditional jazz band playing American tunes under a wildly swinging electric fan … Read more »
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Tar is a viscous black liquid derived from the destructive distillation of organic matter. Most tar is produced from coal as a byproduct of coke production, but it can also be produced from petroleum, peat or wood. Wikipedia

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This Spring, on March 19 to 22, preceding New York Asia week, seventy dealers exhibited at contemporary art fair in Dubai, an exciting event for the rapidly growing art community of the Middle East and now in its second year.
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Dozens of dazzling Oriental rugs and textiles will be the centerpiece of “Woven Splendor from Timbuktu to Tibet: Exotic Rugs and Textiles from New York Collectors,”.
It’s a major New-York Historical Society exhibition examining the history of the Oriental rug in New York and … Read more »
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Cai Guo-Qiang is internationally acclaimed as an artist whose creative transgressions and cultural provocations have literally exploded the accepted parameters of art making in our time.