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timeline archive:

a personal collectionof curiosities

Stefano Mirtis

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Pompei

Live at Pompeii

Gran Tour was not only Goethe and (very) old

chaps. Gran Tour has been also in more recent

times.

If Pink Floyd made their GT stop in Pompeii, wecould pass by as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd:

_Live_at_Pompeii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=646KtkEcPm8

Thanks to Architetture Fantastiche Venetofor the

link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=646KtkEcPm8https://www.facebook.com/architetturefantastiche.venetohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=646KtkEcPm8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd:_Live_at_Pompeiihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd:_Live_at_Pompeiihttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Pompei/109528709066529?ref=stream

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Catania

Parasite 2.0

In Catania they have a beheaded king. To be

precise the mindless gent is Fedinand II of the Two

Sicilies.

We know that Giuseppe Garibaldi's soldiers wherethe ones to cut his head. Since then, here and

then, creative Catanese people add the missing

parts.

Here above a work by Parasite 2.0, fellowtravelers in the GT. For the time being we add

their special light system, more once we will be

there all together.

More about the King at: http://en.wikipedia.org/.../Ferdinand_II_of_the_Two_Sicilies

More about the statue (in Italian):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_the_Two_Sicilieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_the_Two_Sicilieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_the_Two_Sicilieshttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Catania-Italy/111665038853258?ref=stream

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Reggio di Calabria

When Lebbeus Woods Came

to Italy

Lebbeus Woods (one of the best GT ever) went

there. And he took some images and wrote downhis thoughts:

On the coasts circumventing the Mediterranean, a

type of construction has proliferated in the last

thirty years or so that is usually referred to as

http://ctzen.it/.../via-dusmet-illuminata-statua-

senza.../

http://ctzen.it/.../nuova-beffa-per-la-statua-

senza.../

More about Parasite 2.0 at: http://parasite20.

blogspot.com/
http://parasite20.blogspot.com/http://parasite20.blogspot.com/http://ctzen.it/2012/09/06/nuova-beffa-per-la-statua-senza-testa-lodissea-del-monumento-lasciato-allincuria/http://ctzen.it/2012/09/06/nuova-beffa-per-la-statua-senza-testa-lodissea-del-monumento-lasciato-allincuria/http://ctzen.it/2012/08/21/via-dusmet-illuminata-statua-senza-testa-decapitazione-garibaldina-addobbi-catanesi/http://ctzen.it/2012/08/21/via-dusmet-illuminata-statua-senza-testa-decapitazione-garibaldina-addobbi-catanesi/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reggio-di-Calabria/110690725625593?ref=stream

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wild building. What is wild about it is not the

buildings designs, which are utterly conventional,

but rather their lack of legal status in the towns

and cities to which they are loosely attached.

Usually built in unplanned, shapeless clusters, they

are like squatter communities in the same sense

as slums anywhere, except they are not like

typical slums. The first big and most noticeable

difference is the materiality of the buildings; they

are constructed of reinforced concrete, with clay

tile infillvery durable and permanent. The

second difference is that the people who build and

inhabit these structures are not poor, but rich

enough to commission such sturdy construction. In

fact, they are most often from rural areas, where

as farmers they earned quite well, often

benefiting from government subsidies as well as

the profitability of their crops and livestock.

Keep reading at: http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.

com/2011/07/19/wild-buildings/

Thanks toEmmanuele Jonathan Piliafor this

precious link.
http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/wild-buildings/http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/wild-buildings/https://www.facebook.com/emmanuele.piliahttp://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/wild-buildings/http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/wild-buildings/

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Trapani

Delicious!

Another stop from the GT atlas.

Francesco Adamo was one of the most important

Italian "caramellai" (candy-maker). He had his

little kiosk in Trapani, where he worked for morethan fifty years.

Unfortunately, he died few months ago.

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But then, some young people took his place.

Hence, a visit there could be very interesting

Here a video where you can see him at work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQq2ODV...

Here an article (in Italian) about him: http:

//www.processionemisteritp.it/.../marz...

/caramelle.htm
http://www.processionemisteritp.it/extra/marzoaprile06/caramelle.htmhttp://www.processionemisteritp.it/extra/marzoaprile06/caramelle.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQq2ODVFyAhttp://www.processionemisteritp.it/extra/marzoaprile06/caramelle.htmhttp://www.processionemisteritp.it/extra/marzoaprile06/caramelle.htmhttp://www.processionemisteritp.it/extra/marzoaprile06/caramelle.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQq2ODVFyAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQq2ODVFyAhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Trapani/104067556296262?ref=stream

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Maggiolina

A Nice Typology

Another nice stop for the GT

Milan Italy: When Italian architect Mario Cavalle

says his business is mushrooming, he speaks the

literal truth. He built these mushroom house atthe cost of $3,000 in the suburbs of Milan.

It has four rooms, kitchen and bath, plus polka

dots. Unorthodox in style, it remains the closest

thing to an answer for people who can afford topay only for rent or food, but not both, at present

prices. This model isn't edible, but Signor Cavalle

may have more ideas.

More at:

Thanks to Eleonora Odorizzifor the link.
https://www.facebook.com/eleonora.mi9https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maggiolina/175711789133061?ref=stream

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Centuripe

Flying Over Sicily

Some days ago I flew from Catania to Milano.

When I looked at the landscape below I suddenly

saw a familiar image: the Centuripe's man!

Centuripe (Latin: Centuripae; Sicilian: Centorbi) is

a town and comune in the province of Enna (Sicily,

southern Italy). The city is located 61 km from

Enna, in the hill country between the Rivers

Dittano and Salso.

http://www.corbisimages.com/.../mushroom-

house-in-milan

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggiolina

Thanks to Mita Campo, Bertram Niessen,Sabina

Cuccibarand other GT for mentioning them...
https://www.facebook.com/sabina.cuccibarhttps://www.facebook.com/sabina.cuccibarhttps://www.facebook.com/bertram.niessenhttp://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggiolinahttp://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/BE029763/mushroom-house-in-milanhttp://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/BE029763/mushroom-house-in-milanhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Centuripe/105429232825065?ref=stream

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Mestre

100 GrandBoxes

It took us a whole day: to put together the 100

contributions multiplied by 70 contributors.

The result is anyway very impressive: 100

GrandBoxes divided into Big / Medium / Smallsize.

Thanks toGuido Guerzoni for hosting us at

Polymia.
https://www.facebook.com/guido.guerzonihttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Mestre-Italy/115299315149322?ref=stream

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Rimini

Paper Towers

Here the full collection of Antonio Marchetti's

towers for the GT's GrandBox.

40 towers each of them made with a roll of paper,

then painted.

More about Antonio Marchetti at: http://www.

antoniomarchetti.it/
http://www.antoniomarchetti.it/http://www.antoniomarchetti.it/https://www.facebook.com/antonio.marchetti.75https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rimini/44978433309?ref=stream

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Gran Madre

Maurizio Cilli's Collection

I know Maurizio, since some 20 years or probably

more.

To get to meet him again in the GT game was

quite fantastic.

Here above, his contribution to the GrandBox. One

hundred special memories found in some lost flea-

markets around Italy

Very nice!

If you don't know him, follow his adventures on his

fb page. Lots of interesting things...
https://www.facebook.com/maurizio.cillihttps://www.facebook.com/maurizio.cillihttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Gran-Madre/163446310355332?ref=stream

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Roma, Italia

Sabina's Haikus

Here you see the 100 haikus thought, written,

printed, bundled together by Sabina Belfiore

Lucovich(another cool designer met thanks to the

GranTourista game).
https://www.facebook.com/sabina.lucovichhttps://www.facebook.com/sabina.lucovichhttps://www.facebook.com/SPQRomanus?ref=stream

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Acireale

Hail to the most passionate GT of us all. Mario

Cantarella from Acireale.

Nice lad, interesting works, a lot of energy and

endless strive.

Link to the image above: http://www.facebook.

com/photo.php?fbid=276363402476064&set=a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772

&type=3&theater

Link to his Sisma project: http://www.facebook.

com/media/set/...

Mario Cantarellaand His

Sisma Project
https://www.facebook.com/GrandTourBiennalediVenezia012/photos/a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772/276363402476064/?type=1https://www.facebook.com/GrandTourBiennalediVenezia012/photos/a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772/276363402476064/?type=1https://www.facebook.com/mario.cantarellahttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772&type=3https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772&type=3https://www.facebook.com/GrandTourBiennalediVenezia012/photos/a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772/276363402476064/?type=1https://www.facebook.com/GrandTourBiennalediVenezia012/photos/a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772/276363402476064/?type=1https://www.facebook.com/GrandTourBiennalediVenezia012/photos/a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772/276363402476064/?type=1https://www.facebook.com/GrandTourBiennalediVenezia012/photos/a.268933416552396.53347.253226324789772/276363402476064/?type=1https://www.facebook.com/mario.cantarellahttps://www.facebook.com/mario.cantarellahttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Acireale/105446009488261?ref=stream

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La Biennale di Venezia

The Arrival at Arsenale

Here you see the 100 haikus thought, written,

printed, bundled together by Sabina Belfiore

Lucovich(another cool designer met thanks to the

GranTourista game).
https://www.facebook.com/sabina.lucovichhttps://www.facebook.com/sabina.lucovichhttps://www.facebook.com/Labiennaledivenezia?ref=stream

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Arsenale Militare

Floating Around...

Grantouristas on their way to Arsenale (courtesy of

Evelyn Leveghi).

Link to the original picture at: http://www.

facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5001386715222&set=o.

390156071048930&type=1&theater

Here the link to the whole (very nice) folder: http:

//www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.441986982532505...
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.441986982532505&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.441986982532505&type=1https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5001386715222&set=gm.441967395867797&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.441986982532505&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.441986982532505&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.441986982532505&type=1https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5001386715222&set=gm.441967395867797&type=1https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5001386715222&set=gm.441967395867797&type=1https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5001386715222&set=gm.441967395867797&type=1https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5001386715222&set=gm.441967395867797&type=1https://www.facebook.com/evelyn.leveghihttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Arsenale-Militare/439762499379244?ref=stream

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La Biennale di Venezia

Dowloading Stuff

The GranTour is getting to complete its first stop

at Venice Biennale. Here the three boats just

arrived at Arsenale. Now downloading soon

showing off.
https://www.facebook.com/Labiennaledivenezia?ref=stream

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Social Housing

During our Venice days with the GranTouristas we

went for a nice lunch to the Mazzorbo Island.

Trattoria Maddalena (or something like), thanks to

Legrenzi Susanna. It was a very foggy day and we

couldn't see much. If fog would have not been

there, we could have enjoyed Giancarlo De Carlo'ssocial housing project

More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazzorbo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazzorbohttps://www.facebook.com/legrenzi.susanna

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Fondamenta Nuove

GranTouristas in Venice

One day at Biennale and the rest being around.

Here you see Cristiano Pistis,Maurizio Cilliand

Lucia Giulianotrying to understand how to reach

the boat to get to Mazzorbo (not an easy task,

indeed...)
https://www.facebook.com/lucia.giuliano.35https://www.facebook.com/maurizio.cillihttps://www.facebook.com/cristiano.pistishttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Fondamenta-Nuove/118367608234656?ref=stream

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Punta della Dogana

Wood Furniture

"...I designed a bed which was a closed platform of

one by twelves with a central, free-standing wall,

also of one by twelves. The bed was designed so

that the lumber yard could cut the few different

lengths to size and I could nail them together inplace. I liked the bed a great deal, in fact the

whole house, for which I made other furniture.

Later, in a large place in town, I designed desks

and chairs for the children using the same method

of construction. More furniture developed fromthis beginning."

(Donald Judd, 1993)

More at: http://www.juddfoundation.org/furniture/wood.htm
http://www.juddfoundation.org/furniture/wood.htmhttp://www.juddfoundation.org/furniture/wood.htmhttp://www.juddfoundation.org/furniture/wood.htmhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Punta-della-Dogana/158356540852439?ref=stream

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Punta della Dogana

Efficiency Men

Very nice work by Thomas Schutte. The

"efficiency" men.

More images at: http://www.facebook.

com/media/set/

Fancy explanation at: http://www.palazzograssi.

it/.../room-map/thomas-schuette
http://www.palazzograssi.it/en/exhibition/in-praise-of-doubt/room-map/thomas-schuettehttp://www.palazzograssi.it/en/exhibition/in-praise-of-doubt/room-map/thomas-schuettehttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.448169078575357.100200.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.448169078575357.100200.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/pages/Punta-della-Dogana/158356540852439?ref=stream

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Punta della Dogana

Frog in Hand

Actually, we could say that it is a "Frog in Hand in

mily (Venetian) Fog".

Anyway, here some more about it: http://www.

nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/design/05voge.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/design/05voge.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/design/05voge.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/design/05voge.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Punta-della-Dogana/158356540852439?ref=stream

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