FMR No. 18

HORS D’ŒUVRE

“Rectangular Views” – The Unreachable House of the Olsons
by Giovanni Mariotti

“Ephemera” – A River of Words, a Cascade of Astonishment
by Antony Shugaar

“Ephemera” – Tesseract at the Palazzo
by Laurel Saint Pierre

“Auctions” – Paper Lion
by Massimo Navoni

JACK OF FALCONS BEATS FOUR OF DUCKS
by Paolo Plebani
We’re presenting two Medieval decks of playing cards with a hunting motif in their entirety, a highly refined portrayal and record of court life at the time.

THE AEROPAINTRESS AND HER SWIFT MESSENGERS
by Anna Maria Ruta
photography by Luciano Romano
The five large-scale paintings made by Benedetta Cappa Marinetti for Palermo’s Palazzo delle Poste represent a merging of Futurist formal dynamism and Mediterranean chromatic lyricism.

BUTTERED SPRINGTIME
by Gloria Fossi
Two paintings by Manet, likely the inspiration for an episode narrated by Proust, serve as the starting point for an examination of the presence of asparagus in literature and painting alike.

THE PALACE OF TWELVE-POINTED STARS
by Marco Riccòmini with a text by Paul Bowles
photography by Massimo Listri
The Palace of Italian Institutions Tangier, built by a sultan who never lived there, is a veritable kaleidoscope of detailed decorations.

RUNAWAY QUEEN
by Cristina Nuzzi
After abdicating the throne, Queen Christina of Sweden moved to Rome, where she devoted herself fully to her great vocation as patron of the arts and collector.