Blog Update

One of my favorite scenes from Michelangelo Antonioni’s classic film L’Avventura occurs near the beginning.  A woman walks into an art gallery in downtown Rome where she overhears an American couple fawning over the work of a local artist.  “He really knows how to use paint,” the wife suggests.  “Yes, lots of power and vitality,”…

Welcome to Artifacts, a blog dedicated to the exploration of history and culture through stories, symbols, and art.  Over the coming weeks, months, maybe even years, I am going to seek out and write about stories from the past.  Stories you likely haven’t heard of yet provide a window into a certain world view.  One…