Madonna Inn
Let me show you the kitschiest place on Earth, The Madonna Inn Hotel. Located in California, this one of a kind hotel has 109 guest rooms and suites uniquely designed and themed. Opened as a simple motel in December 1958…
Body Worlds: l’arte del riciclo
Per la prima esposizione in Italia Gunther Von Hagens, l’anatomopatologo di origine polacca noto anche come Dottor Morte, ha scelto la cattolicissima Roma. Body Worlds, questo il titolo della mostra, resterà aperta fino al 12 febbraio 2012 per poi continuare il…
Pierre et Gilles
La Madone au coeur blessé, 1991 «On aime idéaliser, mais on parle aussi de la mort, du mystère et de l’étrangeté de la vie. Il y a autant de douceur que de la violence dans nos images…» Pierre et Gilles….
The line between Holiness and Grotesque is really very thin.
My love for religious iconography began long time ago. The fact that always fascinated me is that for their naivety they become unconsciously pathetic. I never understood why I always end up dazing at these religious icons like I fall in…
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
“We’ve got to get out of this trap before this decadence saps our wills…” Dr. Scott Have you ever notice all the artistic quotations in the Rocky Horror Picture Show? While I was re-watching this movie I had the idea…
Ethel Granger
This is a story of sacrifice, suffering and devotion to Beauty. A story about a love without limits of a woman, Ethel Granger, to her husband which led her to deform herself. I’m adding this story in the Icons section…