Faith · Monarchies · Heritage

Banner of a Catholic King of Spain, kept since 1520 and restored in the nineteenth century

The Silk Banner of Ferdinand III the Saint of Castile and León from the Town Hall of Seville. The crowned king is surrounded by a border of heraldic lions and castles. The monarch is seated on a throne, holding a sword and an orb decorated with castles and lions. Beneath

A glass balustrade and staircase in a clothing store, with stone ruins visible below the sales floor.

NB! · Archaeology · Architecture · Heritage

Remains of an ancient Roman stadium can be seen inside an H&M store in Plovdiv

Beneath an H&M in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, lie the remains of an ancient Roman stadium, open to all who care to look. Entirely free of charge: one need only descend to the menswear department

Art · Books · Observations · Society Pages

Bulgakov and Akhmatova Were Not Friends

Bulgakov and Akhmatova were not friends. Having met in 1933 at the artist Nikolay Radlov's, they saw each other only a few times, when Akhmatova came to visit the Bulgakovs. By all appearances there were no more than seven meetings. Even so, in that short time Akhmatova did

Architecture · Art · Observations · Society Pages · Humour

EKONIKA has produced a genuinely stylish stand with very handsome details; I at once had an immersive experience of wielding a silver hammer, but alas, this art object proved to be an integral part of the installation "Through the Looking-Glass of the Sho

EKONIKA has produced a genuinely stylish stand with very handsome details; I at once had an immersive experience of wielding a silver hammer, but alas, this art object proved to be an integral part of the installation "Through the Looking-Glass of the Shoemaker's Craft", created

NB! · Observations · Society Pages · Humour

Didn't ask whose slippers those are in the collector's drawing room, but the size is definitely not mine

Stacks of door-hanger cards reading «Не беспокоить» with female portraits and a teardrop pattern lie on a glass table. A person in black sits behind.

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Do Not Disturb door hangers with portraits and teardrops on a table

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Lev Povzner's Surrealism on the Stand of the Alina Pinsky Gallery

Lev Povzner's surrealism on the stand of the Alina Pinsky Gallery. A year ago Povzner had a large exhibition, and I wrote about it in this text; today, I think, it remains just as relevant

Art · Moscow · Society Pages

Sber presents two spaces at the Cosmoscow art fair in Moscow

The Cosmoscow contemporary art fair is under way in Moscow, and Sber is among its more conspicuous participants. The bank has presented two spaces: an open lounge and a private one for clients of Sber Private Banking. In the first space, pride of place goes to an installation by the

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Black Square: Leonid Borisov

Black Square by Leonid Borisov. Rather original, that. Did you really think this one up yourself?

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An Ancient Roman Icehouse on the Minus-First Level of Turin's Central Market

NB! · Museums · Observations

Call it the curator's dilemma

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At Kosmoskow they announced that a potash fertiliser plant in Lipetsk will host either a festival of contemporary art or a biennale

At Kosmoskow they announced that a potash fertiliser plant in Lipetsk will host either a festival of contemporary art or a biennale. Evidently, instead of fertilisers, Russia is preparing to supply the world market with children's drawings

Alexandr Radayev