James Ensor, Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889, 1888 Read those iron books! To the flute of the gilded letter will sprout glamorous beetroot and smoked sardines and salmon. And once you turn joyous and pranky among the constellations of ‘Maggi’, a formidable undertaker will sternly parade his sarcophagi. And when, sullen and dismal, the …
Arkhip Kuindzhi, Moonlight night on the Dnieper, 1880 In blurry despair, the wind cruelly struggled. Darkening drops of blood embellished themselves on slate’s lips. And, in the night, the widow moon came out to close off. In una vaga disperazione il vento si dibatteva disumanamente. Gocce di sangue annerendosi si gemmavano sulle labbra d’ardesia. E …
Lyonel Feininger, Yellow street, 1918 The street collapsed, as a syphilitic’s nose. The river — drivelling voluptuousness. Casting off their garments until the last leaf, the gardens lay obscenely spread in June. I went to the square, put on a burnt quarter on my head, as a red-headed wig. The people are afraid — from …
Gabriele Münter, Sunday stroll in Stockholm, 1916 Spostato su col gomito un lievito di nebbia, colava biacca da una fiasca nera e a briglia sciolta nel cielo canuto e greve caracollava fra le nuvole. Nel fuso rame di case stagnate a stento si contengono i tremiti delle vie, stuzzicati da un rosso mantello di lussuria, …
Jack Vettriano, Dance me to the end of love, 1998 Come here, Come to the crossroads of my large and clumsy arms. You don’t want to? Well, stay behind and winter here and this insult we’ll add to the total. But — all the same one day I’ll take you — you alone — or …
Vladimir Mayakovsky – from Letter to Tatyana Yakovleva Read More »
René Magritte, The white page, 1967 There will be a Moon. There already is a little. And now a full one hangs in the air. This must be God digging into the starry fish soup with His marvelous silver spoon. Ci sarà la luna. Ce ne sta già un po’. É Dio, probabilmente, che con …
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