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MAGAZINE SPRING/SUMMER 2012

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THE END OF THE WORLD

DRUSILLA FOER TELLS ALL

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Zeitgeist Report: Apocalypse 2012

In the kitchen with Leone Contini End of the World Chatter 6 2012

Culture Shock: Food ARitualsFumitaka Japanese pointand Kudo ofFEATURES Pastaview 8

You Paolo Say Barnard You pushes Want modern a monetaryRevolution theory IN THIS ISSUE:

Tackling tough issues with transforming artistic vision 5 PERFORMING ARTS iconoclast shakes our vision of reality American Dreamers 14 of ClassicalRituals, Contemporary Totems and Taboos Up close and personal with the man himself 9 Music 15 Anti-Knitwear Trans A New Beginning, a New Tune Drusilla Foer 9 PHOTO STORY Channeling design Leonard genius into artBundu 16 9 ÜBERGANG featuring Alessandro Schneider 10 FASHION 18 Emilio CavalliniBoboutic 11 20 Seismic Shift Survival Gear fi guration FaniniRocking the Solstice: 12 24 SusanThe World AccordingNevelson to 13 26 Trends FOOD + WINE Filippo 27 WineOut-of-This-World Pairing 28 BLENDINGThe Last Supper LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 29 30 Circus 30 SpecialAngels End of the World Trip 31 MusicEnd of the PicksWorld Book and 23 Title TBD

ON THE COVER: Florentine Iconoclast Drusilla Foer Photgrapher: Jerry Lee Ingram Hair/Makeup: Angelo Nenna, Makeupfi renze, Styling: Domenico Strecapede

3 T EDITOR’S LETTER R Head-On Collision with Our Future Semestrale Semesterly Magazine Ha Reg. Trib. di Firenze n 5844 del 29 luglio 2011 Ma lending Magazine staff jumped on the Mayan End-of-the- Anno 1- Numero 2 - Primavera 2012 World prediction as a strong metaphor and theme to redi- Year II - Issue I - Spring 2012 oth rect the magazine on a course different from any English Direttore Responsabile Drector Ca language publication in Florence today. MATTEO BROGI BY B Caporedattore Editor-in-Chief BOur second bi-annual Special Spring-Summer 2012 Edition’s front cover GRACE JOH immediately invites you to share and talk with us. Let’s open the dialogue gjoh@palazzifl orence.com and fi gure out not only how to live together, but how to transform our new Coordinamento editoriale world together, confronting: social issues, econo mics, the arts, culture, Managing Editor fashion, food, sports, music and literature. Like Leone Contini’s Chinese Kim Coston and Pratesi experiment, we urge Anglophones and Italians to really en- In redazione Masthead C gage, not just fl oat past each other in parallel worlds. Progetto grafi co e impaginazione Graphic design and layout A quirky selection of singular, primarily Florentine luminaries agreed to Angela Neal delve into the end-of-the-world prediction with us, including whistle-blow- Maria Vasquez P ing journalist, social activist and proponent of Modern Monetary Theory Photographers Paolo Barnard, who has a thing or two to say about how governments Jerry Lee Ingram David Andre Weiss can better manage the Italian, American and British economic crises. Alessandro Schneider Sean Sullivan c Mysterious iconoclast Drusilla Foer shakes up our vision of reality for the Photo Editors Pe Mayan leap year with an unconventional take on Florentine aristocracy. Angela Neal Leonard Bundu, contender for the Welterweight World Championship Maria Vasquez p title, shares charmingly candid last-minute apocalypse thoughts. Con- Redazione Copy Editors temporary music composer extraordinaire Andrea Portera explores ritu- Brianna Bond Laura Aloise pa als, totems and taboos. Transformative fashion designer Emilio Caval- Maria Vasquez lini channels his talented energy and passion into innovative art. Susan Angela Neal Nevelson, print designer and artist, narrows the telescope on revolution. Editors at Large it Thomas Brownlees Published by Florence University of the Arts’ Ingorda Publications, Camilla Carrega Lucia Giardino Blending Magazine was developed by four extraordinary publishing stu- Alexandra Lawrence dent-editors and art directors with inspirational talent who have worked Baret Magarian Eva Sauer on the magazine from concept to launch: Laura Aloise, Brianna Bond, Simone Pierotti Until Angela Neal and Maria Vasquez. Remarkably, while working on the mag- and azine, they simultaneously wrote a marvelous book: Crafted with Soul. Copertina Cover by Jerry Lee Ingram had often This edition would not be here without the valuable help of our director Editore Publisher Florence Campus per fl ash Grace Joh; photographers Jerry Lee Ingram, David Andre Weiss; vid- INGORDIA Editore shatt eographer-graphics consultant, Silvia Mancini; our FUA section editors: Via Alfonso La Marmora 39 A sim 50121 Firenze Thomas Brownlees, Camilla Carrega, Lucia Giardino, Alexandra Law- Gree rence, Baret Magarian, Eva Sauer and Simone Pierotti; and Apicius Ex- Redazione News Offi ce aban ecutive Chef Andrea Trapani, Pastry Chef Simone de Castro and Livia Le Corso Tintori 21 econ 50121 Firenze Divelec. We also thank our exceptional student contributors: Gudmundur Tel. 055-0332745 Per t Hilmar Tomasson, Fiona Katherine Barbour, Amy Berray, Joseph Camp, earth Stampa Printer Rebecca Elbaum, Arthur Kozlovski, Amy Tanzillo, Alessandro Schneider it’s a Tipografi a Vanzi Industria Grafi ca and Sean Sullivan. The Il numero e stato chiuso in Arab redazione nel mese di maggio 2012. disas Our ability to connect with readers via more meaningful cultural content This issue was completed will be what enables Blending Magazine to fl ourish. in May 2012 Terre It’s n Copyright 2012 Cale KIM COSTON, Managing Editor by Florence Campus, Firenze All rights reserved. As th

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4 REVELATION UNVEILED: azine Have we been living in a parallel world? 5844 2011 Mayans, the Schuman cavity resonance, the Native Americans and 2012 2012 others are all predicting The Apocalypse. rector Can they all be wrong? ROGI BY BRIANNA BOND Chief E JOH e.com oriale Editor oston thead Chaos ensues!

zione ayout Neal squez Parallel worlds phers gram Weiss neider llivan collide! ditors Per the Mayan 2012 End of the World Neal squez prophecy, an extraordinary, earth-shaking ditors Bond Aloise paradigm shift in our world is not en route; squez Neal Large it’s already here. nlees rrega ardino rence garian Sauer ierotti Until the bottom fell out of the U.S. mortgage-credit markets slumber, many are left homeless and suddenly stripped of jobs or ver by and more than 7 million people lost their jobs, many Americans the savings they were counting on. gram had blinders on, living and consuming at unsustainable speeds, But our take on the Mayan prediction, like the Greek defi nition of often with expectations that far exceeded what was possible. In a ‘apocalypse,’ focuses on a new cycle. We see innovation rising blisher us per fl ash, life savings vanished, houses were repossessed and families from moribund economies mirroring the mystery of a fi ddlehead ditore shattered. fern sprouting in a parched desert. Proven deceit on Wall Street ora 39 A similar story echoes loudly across the world, most notably in sparks invigorated entrepreneurial determination and a new way of renze Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain where people unwillingly life not exclusively focused on survival but fueled by fresh, creative Offi ce abandon dreams for a new, sobering forces. ori 21 economic reality. Fresh voices cut through static offering radical solutions to deeply renze 32745 Per the Mayan 2012 End of the World prophecy, an extraordinary, entrenched problems like Italian economist and modern-money earth-shaking paradigm shift in our world is not en route; theorist Paolo Barnard, who is lobbying for change in the form of, Printer it’s already here. “sound, people-centered economics.” rafi ca The Mayan prophecy has already exploded as evidenced by the Using the Mayan prediction as a metaphor and theme for this issue, uso in Arab Spring, the crumbling Murdoch empire, the Japanese nuclear we stand at odds with interpretations of the Mayan prophesy as 2012. disaster, the Costa Concordia, environmental destruction in Cinque cataclysmic destruction. The lifting of the veil doesn’t necessarily pleted 2012 Terre and subsequent landslides in Genoa. equate with doom-and-gloom; no need to build a bomb shelter in It’s no accident that these events coincide with the Mayan Last Day fear of planetary collisions or a nuclear meltdown. Now is the time 2012 Calendar, marking the end of the world. to engage as we fi nd ourselves at a fork in the road trying to decide renze erved. As the world collectively wakes up from an over-borrowed which road to take.

How is your world irrevocably shifting this summer? EXPLORE THE WORLD-SHAKING TRUTH WITH US.

5 andrea portera “Cycles are fundamental to the nature of men. Af- ter every ending, rebirth emerges and the original inspiration remains with- in the artist and that mo- mentum carries him to the next score.” p. 15

paolo barnard

“What we need now is sound economics, state-centered, people- centered. A sovereign state regaining sover- - eign currency to defi fi lippo fanini cit spend it more than they tax people...” “Fashion is less p. 12 about being famous and more about creating something special...” p. 21

susan nevelson W “If I were ruling the world right now, we would have peace. I would forbid preju- dice and racism.” p. 24 leone contini

“…social change won’t come because of cosmic changes but through practices cre- ated over time.” p. 15

JERRY LEE INGRAM 6 PHOTO BY drusilla foer“Without guilt, everyone would be pardoned. No war, no discrimination.” p. 10 PHOTO BY JERRY LEE INGRAM END OF THE WORLD CHATTER What our featured guests have to say about the the future leonard bundu “I think I’m part of a gen- eration that hasn’t really believed in their ability to ni change the world. We al- ways feel that everything is bigger than us while ut our parents’ generation e- had a real belief in their possibilities.” p.11

PHOTO BY 7 JERRY LEE INGRAM C FEED YOUR MIND: A J FOOD RITUALS AND PASTA BY A LEONE CONTINI MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE SETS PRECEDENT FOR THE FUTURE W BY THOMAS BROWNLEES Japa Fum to ex hind disas Kudo the J turin is P with hang sketc ings elem of Ku phe them of ch denc ture “We what be a away deat mirro nese

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hrowing stage for an extraordinary per- with two diverse communities. Leone likens his own perfor- two clash- formance, those involved be- And it worked! mance art to the last stage of a A ing cultures to- came the actual performance “I try to keep a neutral posi- cycle that returns to the origin BY K gether, and break- art: chefs working with dump- tion about who created pasta. of his inspiration. ing some cookbook ling and ravioli afi cionados, Even though Italians were fi rst Like Leone, Qu rules, installation art- everybody exhibiting kindness to make machine-made pasta, should we an ist Leone Contini, and friendship. the Chinese have kept their ‘ar- interpret the wo sponsored an excep- “Chinese fi nd it extremely chal- tigianato’ dumpling preparation Mayan 2012 pa tional culinary pasta-dumpling lenging to integrate in Prato, co- intact even today. Swapping out End-of-the-World fan workshop last spring that blew existing with Pratesi but hardly fi llings and sauces help clarify metaphor as a Whe away racial stereotypes. ever making contact. This was some of the dispute.” return to our own rary A NEW WAY TO LIVE a way to bond them together Farcitura, the fi llings, were like inspirations? to e TOGETHER with dumplings and noodles, a compromise. Dumplings were Regardless, Contini proved world “Social change won’t come be- both strong Euro–Asian cultural fi lled with Italian ragu, Italian we can remake our new world ers cause of cosmic changes, but traditions,” affi rmed Contini. ravioli stuffed with Chinese fi ll- and live together through intel- hum through practices created over IN THE KITCHEN,THE CHINESE ing. The contamination of reci- ligence, food and rituals. FEED new time,” Contini said. AND THE ITALIAN ARE pes forged a bridge connecting YOUR MIND, a remarkable Thom Talented professional Italian HALF-BROTHERS two separate traditions. creative initiative for our future, imag and Chinese chefs collaborat- No one could be more diverse Endorsed by Carmingnano City with an audience–based per- cario ed at his gorgeous Agriturismo than the Chinese and Pratesi. Hall and Chinese business- formance and rediscovery of sym Capezzana, in Prato Leone, Contini’s brainwave experi- men, fund-raising began and beloved anthropological rituals. the to test future community rela- ment tested his beliefs about the event culminated with the on th tionships. Chinese and Pratesi food preparation rituals bring- dumpling-ravioli fest in April Tran shared common roots and cre- ing people closer together. Pre- 2011. Interaction between the Gifted installation artist from Car- mignano with a degree in Cultural Cave ated a common bond with pas- paring meals is something usu- Chinese and Pratesi was re- Anthropology from the University of sory ta. ally done with family and close markable, forging many inter- Siena, Leone Contini has always perceived his art as his way of giving are As the kitchen became the friends, so he wanted to try it personal connections. back to his community.

8 CULTURE SHOCK YOU SAY YOU WANT A A Japanese point of view: Fumitaka Kudo BY AMY BERRAY REVOLUTION Paolo Barnard Pushes Modern Monetary Theory: Monetary Sovereignty for the Benefit of hen a devastating and celebrates both elements earthquake and tsu- as inevitable yet essential parts the Majority Wnami struck his native of life’s natural cycle. BY KIM COSTON Japan in 2011, multimedia artist Since moving to Florence with Fumitaka Kudo turned to his art his wife, Ayumi, who is also an to explore the implications be- artist, Kudo has experienced hind the world’s worst nuclear the power of personal trans- BARNARD: “What we need now is sound economics, disaster since Chernobyl. formation fi rst-hand. Living in state-centered, people-centered. A sovereign state re- Kudo’s efforts culminated in Italy and being exposed to the gaining sovereign currency to defi cit spend it more than the June 2011 exhibition fea- artistic open-mindedness that they tax people, to create full employment, full education, turing Past is Present, Present often pervades Western Eu- is Past, an installation piece rope sharply contrasted with full housing and to create full social security, The state with two billowing white sails Japanese culture’s emphasis with a sovereign currency can help productivity as much hanging from the ceiling and on “fi nding beauty in order”. as it wants.” sketched with black ink draw- “The attitude of the public [in Inviting American economists from the American School of Eco- ings of organic and unnatural Europe] is more laid-back,” he nomics, University of Missouri, and Levy Institute-Bard College, elements. It was an example said. “The ease of traveling be- New York, to explain to Italians how to defend themselves from of Kudo’s view of the catastro- tween countries and experienc- what he calls a fi nancial coup d’etat and regain monetary sover- phe in Japan as part of a larger ing other cultures is extremely eignty for the benefi t of the majority. If the US and UK have a sov- theme related to the inevitability interesting and useful for my ereign currency why the severe fi nancial doldrums? According to of change and the interdepen- work.” him, the US government is not applying MMT. They can issue as dence between the past and fu- Throughout his artistic transfor- much money as they want. They just issue it to further the elite and ture and life and death. mation, Kudo has managed to not for the people. Citing that the US government has printed $23 “We must have respect for tune into a raw, creative energy trillion dollars in the last three years, the fact it only went to banks what nature gives us but also that has fueled his work, which and the elite 1 percent of people, If this money had been spent for be aware that it can be taken is both brutally honest regard- the people, America would be a different country. And the same away,” he said. His view of ing the inescapability of our applies to Britain. death and destruction closely mortality and uplifting by giving The democratic way to handle money is called Modern Monetary mirrors that of traditional Japa- us reason to hope that out of Theory. nese theory, which embraces the ashes a phoenix will rise.

LEES erfor- Tackling tough issues with a of a AMERICAN DREAMERS : transformative artistic vision origin BY KIM COSTON Questioning the American Dream and highlighting lost values in today’s world, eleven American artists devise parallel, alternative worlds with d fantasy, imagination and dreams. Whether rejecting contempo- mance art and contemporary speed of the world to examine n rary society or tweaking reality dance. He calls it a “psyche- how mass production degrades American Contemporary Art: Reality and imagination in to escape today’s challenging delic freak show,” imbued with humans and animals into ob- Contemporary American Art oved world, the American Dream- primordial energy. Sometimes jects for commercial use. world ers exhibit probes our current almost costume-like, Cave’s American Dreamers at the CCC Exhibit organized by CCC Stro- zzina in conjunction with the ntel- human dilemma, and presents ‘soundsuits’ transform them- Strozzina, and the Americans EED Hudson River Museum (Yonkers, new visions of what is possible. selves to the shape of the art- in Florence at the Strozzi have New York, USA), curated by Bar- kable Thomas Doyle’s apocalyptic ist’s body, and are composed Palazzo Strozzi buzzing like a tholomew F. Bland. ture, imagination dramatizes pre- of intriguing blends of sequins, beehive this spring. per- carious existence, playing with buttons, fake fur, found objects, March 9-July 15, 2012 y of symbols of middle-class life like toys and human hair. Strozzina CCC-Palazzo Strozzi uals. the quaint single-family home Adam Cvijanovic’s ambiguous on the edge of the cliff. double-entendres are visual il- ARTISTS: Laura Ball, Adrien CONTACTS Transformative by nature, Nick lusions that force the question: Broom, Nick Cave, Will Cotton, Information: +39 055 39 17 11 Car- Adam Cvijanovic, Richard Deon, ultural Cave’s extravagant, multi-sen- destruction or construction? Ticket Offi ce: +39 055 26 45 155 ity of Thomas Doyle, Mandy Greer, ways sory, wearable fabric fi gures Other artists like Christy Rupp Kirsten Hassenfeld, Patrick Ja- Email: [email protected] giving are between sculpture, perfor- put the brakes on the careening cobs and Christy Rupp

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How been My g We a erati FOER Perh DRUSILLA do to Mysterious Iconoclast shakes our vision of reality and this Mayan leap year with an unconventional take me f on Florentine aristocracy. Has Baring all, one of the most stylish women we know reveals last- Without guilt, everyone would be pardoned. No war, no discrimination. Boxi minute experiences she is dying to have this summer, including a What else would you change about yourself? just a couple of big surprises. More rigor and discipline in practical matters would really help. Perhaps Rule with so little time left it is not worth changing. But, oh, perhaps yes...in as m So, Drusilla tell us what you really want to do this summer, pre-paradigm the next few months if I could just have some discipline, so much can be are p shift? accomplished... In A Have sex with Walther Matthau. That is my What is your favorite food? You know, if you were planning The Last Sup- spor secret wish. per? term I always wanted him so much...but he never wanted me. We were very My Sienese aunt Dina’s lasagna was an emotional and culinary miracle. most good friends. In Walter’s absence, I would like a good looking man who Nothing compares! would treat me well and not make me try exciting sexual tricks that I don’t Lets talk wardrobe. If this summer is our last shot at looking the way we You already know. It would be just too frustrating to discover something new love to look most, what will you wear? woul and exciting, and then possibly not have time to keep doing it. Really colorful vintage Emilio Pucci silk man-tailored shirts, skinny I wo If you had to pick heels to wear during that special last hurrah, which stretch, ankle-hugging leggings, oxford shirts from a man that I loved or ensu brand would they be? still love... maybe my dear, departed father. I just love pareos...light, fl ut- when Excuse me, what kind of a question is that? Anyway, there is no doubt tering, tied above the breast. Also, solid colors like olive and bordeaux. need in my mind that I would wear the Deneuve by Roger Vivier. Comfortable Perfect with pearls... so if and low enough that I could escape, if need be. - KIM COSTON a mo What do you think of plastic surgery? Are you for it? and I don’t disapprove of it, nor do I approve of it. Plastic surgery as a trans- formation method is a convenient way to ignore one’s own fragility, what So just who is Drusilla Foer: Florentine actress and media fi gure, How we don’t want to look at inside. famous for shattering the clichés of local aristocracy. Drusilla ap- I don Thinking about it, maybe just a wee little nip and tuck just above the pears in Fernan Ozpetek’s most recent fi lm, Magnifi cent Presence, all th breasts before the world’s end. and is frequently featured in television, YouTube, radio and maga- the b Can we say the kind of surgery you like most is Photoshop? zine editorials. Glob Really nice! Reduce my big foot size...it’s always been one of my com- sibili plexes. and If you could be Queen for this last transformative phase of the world as bette Photographer: Jerry Lee Ingram we know it, what would you do? Styling: Domenico Strecapede How very disrespectful! I only have seven months, and you want to lay Hair-makeup: Angelo Nenna, Makeupfi renze Toda Havi 10all that responsibility on me? All right then, I wish to abolish guilt feelings. LEONARD BUNDU Boxing with the Future: Bundu’s Seismic Shift Strategy European Welterweight Champion Leonard Bundu Talks about His Plans for this Year’s Seismic Shift.

After winning his second European Welterweight Championship in March, boxer Leonard Bundu proved he’s a force to be reckoned with. As he gears up to defend his European Welterweight Cham- pionship title on July 14, Bundu shared his vision of a new world with Blending Editor Brianna Bond, including his hope that the an- ticipated global shift will bring more respect for the sport in Europe.

How will you shake up the world given the pending paradigm shift that’s been predicted by so many? My generation… hasn’t really believed in their ability to change the world. We always feel that everything is bigger than us while our parents’ gen- eration had a real belief in their possibilities. Perhaps this is my own personal problem, but I don’t know what I would do to shake up the world. Personally, I would try to be more self-confi dent and believe more in my potential because this is one thing that has kept me from being or doing things that I would have loved to do or become.

Has boxing transformed since you joined the sport? on. Boxing has undergone a big change. Before it wasn’t considered a sport, just a way for someone -- mainly from the lower class -- to make money. haps Rules and regulations were almost nonexistent. I would have defi ned it s...in as more of a show than a real sport. Today people from every social level an be are practicing it. In America, boxing is closely followed and loved, and it’s a well-paid Sup- sport. I think in Europe, especially in Italy, we would need a Revolution in terms of boxing’s visibility and its acceptance as a regular sport. In fact acle. most people think of it as just pure violence.

ay we You have been appointed Ruler of the World for one day. What changes would you make? kinny I wouldn’t want to rule the world, but I think it would be important to ed or ensure that power wasn’t concentrated with only a few people because , fl ut- when someone reaches such a position, it is very diffi cult to consider the eaux. needs of others. Evolution has moved in an individual-focused direction, so if we should start all over again, it would be better for the world to have a more social community. We should also be more ecologically aware and take better care of our habitat.

gure, How do you see your personal world shifting-transforming this year? a ap- I don’t foresee any radical revolution occurring in my life. I only hope that ence, all the work I’ve done up till now, in boxing and in my private life, will bring maga- the best possible results. Globally I think we are in a transitional period, and there are a lot of pos- sibilities for change, both negative and positive. I only hope that my kids and future generations will be able to transform these possibilities into a better world. gram apede renze Today is the last day of the world as we know it. What are you doing? PHOTO BY Having a romantic dinner under the moonlight with my wife. No kids. JERRY LEE INGRAM 11 BOBOUTIC ART-KNITWEAR TRANSFIGURATION BY REBECCA ELBAUM

n a visceral parallel world located some- and highly original, BOBOUTIC transforms Tomorrowland-Tokyo, Palette-London, Spree where between performance art and fash- wearers movements and gestures. and Onze-Paris. ion, BOBOUTIC pushes the envelope with With themes like Spring-Summer 2012’s cur- For Spring Summer 2012, pale and wet col- transformative fashion and sculptural art- rent historic cycle of sensory and emotional ors, light tulle, paper and complex layering knitwear. Gesture and movement are key overload, designers Michele Bergamo and techniques contribute to an ethereal, theatrical Ito this concept, perfect apparel for the seismic Cristina Zamagni create extraordinary knitted vision of fashion as it will be in a new world. shift predicted by the Mayan 2012 Long Count structures with artistic, hand-crafted attention Fall-Winter collections tend to monochromatic calendar. and ingenuity. palettes of darker colors, slightly more agres- The name BOBOUTIC resonates with form and Entranced and originally inspired by the im- sive but always using the fi nest wool or cash- shape, evoking the feel of the clothing. The age of a piece of starry wrapping paper by fa- mere yarns, contributing to bold statements concept is unique art clothing that literally in- mous photographer Luigi Ghirri, they merged about movement in turbulent times. fl uences the gestures of wearers. Forms are as performance artists and designers to create A stunningly eloquent synthesis of parallel created with innovative, complex constructions BOBOUTIC. Since 2000, Bergamo and Za- worlds, BOBOUTIC is artwear and fashion at and shapes are often squared or rectangular. magni have created singular hand-knit cloth- its best, functional, naturally elegant and time- Spontaneously invented, constantly evolving ing in Florence, selling to exclusively creative less. Totally fi tting for moving into a paradigm retailers like Guya-Florence, N°6-New York, shift.

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EMILIO CAVALLINI CHANNELS DESIGN GENIUS INTO ART BY LAURA ALOISE

Better known as creator of extraordinary private-label seamless fashion under his client’s names - some of the top retailers in the world - Cavalini’s recent work shows a chameleon-like ability to transform his work into remarkable art.

TRANSFIGURATION, his exhibit in New York and at the Milan Triennale last year, was an extraordinary installation using Modulor, Le Corbusier’s scale, to create an imaginary room representing an existential path to concretize life’s dreams.

INFO: http://www.emiliocavallini.com/projects/triennale/

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Mus of a para each ery. A cy hypn amp Cent chan RITUALS, is in med Porte Ritua TOTEMS pray tech exalt is the AND TABOOS The OF CONTEMPORARY cal m the t CLASSICAL MUSIC grow strac On the verge of the end of the world, Andrea Portera one of unab Italy’s youngest and most accomplished composers shares his musical To re arch inspiration on the end of the long count. mus BY THOMAS BROWNLEES Brea tune origi

14 PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS BROWNLESS “I feel very much at ease with the end of Giving particular weight to the wavelength of non-intellectual lis- the world” Portera says. teners, he fi nds vibrations that people react to as humans, in an “Cycles are fundamental to the nature of almost animalistic manner. A primordial connection is forged with men. After every ending, rebirth emerg- the audience. es and the original inspiration remains “Historically, some timeless compositions show with crystal clarity within the artist and that momentum car- what I mean. My advice is to listen to these masterpieces to experi- ries him to the next score.” ence on a personal level this cyclical process.”

Musical compositions follow exactly the same paradigm, the birth Archetypes are the shared values of a of a new piece, is very much like a newborn. Following the same community. Ancient tribes would rep- paradigm of evolution —childhood, adolescence and adulthood— resent them as totems, idealizations of each stage of music, like life, is fi lled with enthusiasm and discov- the binding values of a group. ery. Grand fi nales always bear refl ections of majesty and wisdom. A cycle’s essence is captured through rituals of prayer. Inducing “The fi rst masterpiece I would like to mention is Stravinsky’s in- hypnotic transformation, mantras of Buddhism are enlightening ex- novative use of rhythm and instrumental timbres for the ballet Le amples of how sounds, syllables and words resonate together. Sacre du Printemps, or the Rite of Spring, has yet to be rivaled. Central to beliefs of reincarnation, this particular form of prayer Deeply effective cyclical rhythm patterns and adventurous use of channels the remembrance of past lives. Pursuit of enlightenment orchestration elicit the essence of a collective consciousness.” is inherent to the eternal return of reincarnation, summoning the “The renowned Kachek Balinese dance is an exception, a unique meditative state of mind . musical ritual composed exclusively in D fl at. Defi ned by modern Portera’s contemporary composition is very connected to ritual. science as the fossil frequency of the universe, it exemplifi es the Rituals still exist, but are now performed in different venues, and deep connection between ancient civilizations and a modern sense prayer is not part of the equation. As close as you can be to tribal, of cosmos.” techno and new age music have the same spiral structure, and Portera invites you to listen to one of his compositions, Linea Cer- exalting the communal experience of dance and rhythm, the focus chio Ettagono, devoted to the research of anthropological music. is the group, not the individual. Tinkling Tibetan wind chimes arouse transcendental atmosphere. The limits posed by the selfi sh, individualistic attitude of classi- Having had the honor of working with the BBC Philharmonic Or- cal music are the current taboos of contemporary music. During chestra, this composition is available on YouTube. the twentieth century, streams of conceptual classical music have Portera’s musical evolution dovetails with this year’s paradigm grown away from the communal experience, creating musical ab- shift, putting us in touch with our roots before releasing us into the stractions. The composer sets himself above his audience and is future. unable to deliver a clear musical message. To return to collective consciousness, Portera injects new life into Award-winning anthropologist-contemporary composer Andrea Portera’s archetypes, creating a bridge to fi ll the gap between intellectual music has been performed by distinguished orchestras worldwide. Por- music and audience. tera’s innovative and visually stunning scores have created a new primor- dial language to prepare us for the future. Breathing ideas and visions of world music into his scores, he tunes his instruments awakening our own inner chords to ancestral origins of life.

A New Beginning, a New Tune BY JOSEPH CAMP

With all the nervous buzz surrounding the end of the world as we know it, I am left wondering why no one is talking about music as an effective antidote to the anxiety accompanying the anticipation surrounding this paradigm shift. You might be skeptical of music’s power to heal, but there is one simple reason why it can save us: Music gives us hope, and the power of hope cannot be underestimated. Music is a part of our lives, connects us with friends and allows us to experience love. It is a misconception to believe that the world will end and we are powerless to fi x it because we create the world around us, and with a positive outlook aided by good music, we can fi x change our future for the better. Music can evoke an emotion or impel us to get up and dance. We train our brain to fi lter preferences by listening to music and decided what we like. Similarly, we can train our brains to fi lter other experiences. We can choose how we live our lives and decide how our future will unfold. It’s not the end of the world. It’s a new beginning, and it starts with music.

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The hay was wet. The smell sur- murder. an.” “I could say the same about you,” rounded the small group of perform- She remembered the face of her fel- The Ringmaster nodded in agree- the Ringmaster echoed, eyes nar- ers like a mist encasing a clutter of low gymnast as her swing snapped, ment. “He was helpful, unquestion- rowing slightly. “We all have pasts. cold statues. Somewhere someone her body tumbling to earth. And the ing and kind. Quiet, yes but … he What we know is the life Isaac spent played a hollow and distant piano. heart-wrenching crack of her neck worked harder than most of the with us. Nothing more, nothing less.” “You know the rules,” the Ringmas- that followed. Victoria Nysic, one men.” “Then he is innocent.” ter spoke softly. “We put it to a vote.” of the world’s most gifted trapeze “His passion for Victoria was unre- The Ringmaster glanced at the Ma- The Tamer, her hair just as wild artists, had fallen to her death and quited,” the Magician added. “I’ve gician, who had uttered the state- and beautiful as the creatures she landed in a twisted heap of bones. never seen a man love a woman as ment. cracked beneath her whip, placed a Everyone had seen. The packed deeply as he did.” The Magician displayed his hands, worried hand to her mouth. “He has audience had remained still and qui- The silence that followed was the palms up. “If we make the decision no one to go to if we vote him out.” et until a wail was emitted from the group’s unanimous agreement with based upon his time with the Lucis “None of us has anyone to go to,” second gymnast’s mouth, her frame the Magician’s statement. Isaac then he is innocent.” the Contortionist growled, fl exing his still hung high above the spectators. had loved Victoria since the day he “But the evidence—” the Contortion- long, unnatural fi ngers. His knuck- ist started to speak. les cracked as he did so, somehow “The evidence, my dear man, is adding to the sad melody that waft- merely hearsay and gossip. Victo- ed through the air. She remembered the face ria may have treated him with dis- “Plus,” added the Clown, exchang- respect but we haven’t the slightest ing looks with the Ringmaster, “he of her fellow gymnast as shred of factual evidence that indi- will not be let out. Isaac killed some- cates Isaac was violent.” The Magi- one. His punishment, in accordance her swing snapped, her cian cocked one dark eyebrow. The with the old laws, is death.” Contortionist stewed silently, glar- “Stoned, to be precise,” the Magi- body tumbling to earth. And ing. cian stated fl atly. He was settled The Ringmaster heaved a weary upon a brightly painted stool, one the heart-wrenching crack sigh. There were bags beneath long graceful leg fl ung over the oth- the master’s jewel-toned eyes. The er, his fi ngertips steepled. His eyes of her neck that followed. great top hat was dragged from the were downcast. dark head and clutched between The Lux Lucis, the Circus of Lights, worn hands. “I agree with you, old had been on the road so long that Only then did the audience break joined their traveling family. Victoria, friend. But it is still up to the vote. none of its members could count into screams and running bodies, a talented albeit overly confi dent We, as the elected leaders of the the number of years. Its family—its hurrying from the tent and shielding young woman, had rebuffed Isaac Lux Lucis, must vote.” core—were the men and women their children from the horror of the and his advances multiple times, “Let the man speak for himself at who worked day in and day out, poor girl lying on the tent fl oor. The each refusal nastier than the last. At least,” whispered the Tamer. “Let bleeding and laughing and perform- now-head Trapeze Girl rubbed her breakfast, as the entire circus ate, him appeal to you, Ringmaster.” ing, beneath the candy-colored face into the cool skin of the Con- she would humiliate him, throwing The Trapeze Girl nodded her agree- tents. The Lucis was its own eco- tortionist’s neck, wishing the images insults across the lines of rickety ment. system, a microcosm of ex-cons, and memory away. old tables. She would laugh as he “He will have his chance. But we runaways, beauties, the wise and “Is it true,” the Ringmaster asked the hoisted new tents, making him stiff- must vote now. We pack up tomor- reckless alike. People without faith quietly crying tumbler, a hand rest- en and sometimes fumble with the row and I need all of you present or futures from obsolete places not ing upon her shoulder, “that Isaac great wooden pillars he held. Sub- and fi t.” noted on most maps. There was hung the swings that night for the sequently his falling would make her The congregation huddled even something miserably beautiful about performance?” laugh harder. She was as malicious closer together. As in the ancient watching those who were hopeless She nodded her head miserably. as she was beautiful. days, colored stones were used bind together, like tying a knot with A draft came through, whipping the “It’s not like he didn’t have a mo- to determine the fate of Isaac’s muddy string. It created a bond that fl aps of the tent’s opening. It rustled tive,” the Contortionist said darkly, a life. The small jumbled group cast could not be easily broken. the hay and sent a shiver through hand absent- The feathers, glitter and gauze, everyone’s spine. The distant piano ly wrapped the velvet red of the Ringmaster’s paused momentarily. around the tail-coat and the rhinestones that “You saw the swing ropes,” mur- Trapeze Girl “His passion for Vic- glittered across the trapeze artists’ mured the Clown, “they were partly who still shiv- costumes like iridescent freckles hid severed. The cut was clean. It was ered with toria was unrequited,” horrible pasts and broken hearts, but made by a knife.” sadness and when beneath the lights and under “I am aware of this,” the Ringmaster shock. “She the Magician added. the crushing gaze of three hundred instantly replied. There was a cold- was a horrid people they were perfect, whole and ness in the voice that silenced ev- bitch.” “I’ve never seen a untainted by life. To uphold some eryone, even their thoughts. “There “Have respect semblance of civilized life most trav- aren’t any witnesses, spectators or for the dead,” man love a woman eling circuses did not abide by the performers who could confi dently the Ringmas- laws of the land; they made their say Isaac had tampered with the ter snapped, as deeply as he did.” own. This code had been passed swings. If I am to send a man to his despite inter- through generations of performers, death than at least let me be one nally agreeing owners and workers and was fairly hundred percent sure he deserves with the statement. their votes; a white stone meant well known throughout the perform- it.” “Do we know anything about Isaac’s Isaac was innocent, red meant he ing world. Respect and honor were “He couldn’t have. He’s the kindest past? We’ve never seen him snap. deserved to die. The stones were vital—woe to he who broke these man I know! The kindest man travel- He could have a hidden history of tossed into the Ringmaster’s top honored laws because the conse- ing with the Lucis!” the Tamer spat violence.” The Clown cocked his hat, each member stiffl y setting quences greatly outweighed the forcefully, her own eyes misting with head, crossing his arms as he re- their stones down, careful to keep rules themselves. emotion. “He feeds the cats with me laxed back against a hay bale. It was their fi ngers curled around each Murder was unacceptable. every morning and not once has he the dead of night and the crickets one, concealing the color. The air The Trapeze Girl coughed out a struck my babies in anger or frus- sang a symphony of darkness, their became even more turbulent with sob, turning to bury her head in the tration, even in self-defense! There lonesome tunes whistling through- wind and sound, as if imitating the Contortionist’s shoulder. She was isn’t a mean streak in him. He could out the encampment of tents, car- troubled nature of the event that was the sole witness to Victoria’s cruel barely kill a fl y let alone kill a wom- riages and train cars. taking place. Once all had voted the

29 Ringmaster gestured for the Magi- year with the Lucis.” Isaac was the fi rst to speak. When stantly snapped back, standing. “So cian to follow, giving a simple, de- “I shall.” The Ringmaster squeezed he did it was quiet and tender. “You how dare you judge me. What I did fi nitive nod to the rest of the group. the Magician’s shoulder amiably. “I’ll did not have to kill her.” was for love. Does that not count for They all dissipated, walking back to see you in the morning.” A hurt expression passed over the anything?” Her voice raised several their respective tents and carriages. The Magician gave a low and gra- Ringmaster’s angular features. “She octaves, her eyes wild. Silence once again enveloped the cious bow, “Madame.” In a fl urry of hurt you,” she replied, almost whim- Isaac tensed, his muscles rippling small settlement. his great cloak he was gone. pering. She outstretched her hand with the effort not to stand and “Shall he live or die?” asked the Ma- The Ringmaster dumped the stones and touched Isaac’s. His enormous leave. His kind face was stoic. “This gician in a sing-song whisper, his and replaced the top hat on her palm encased her small fi ngers. is not love.” accent heavily lacing the softly spo- head. Her dark curls spilled over “Yes, but you did not have to kill “But don’t you see?” the Ringmaster ken words. The various charms and her shoulders, her green eyes sud- her.” fell to her knees again, her hands earrings that hung from his earlobes denly alive and mirthful. She picked The Ringmaster looked devastated, grasping his. “Don’t you see? She’s tinkled as he did so. her way through the hay towards a quite the opposite from what the gone. She’ll never hurt you again. The Ringmaster glanced at the small, private tent. Isaac was alone, Lux Lucis normally saw in their tail- We can be together in peace.” rocks assorted in the top hat and seated on a stool that was much coated leader. “I couldn’t stand the “You are mistaken. You’ve fought cracked a weak smile. “He shall too small for his massive frame. He way she treated you. She had to for a lost cause.” Isaac gently moved live.” didn’t seem frightened or on edge. go. Don’t you see how much I love her hands from his and stood slow- “As I suspected.” Quite the contrary: his face was a you? No one treats you like that. ly. As he walked towards the exit he “You gave quite the fi ght, old friend.” mask of neutrality. His broad, mus- Not while I’m in charge.” Her hand spoke over his shoulder, “I resign The Magician waved a hand dismis- cled shoulders were relaxed and his moved from his to cup his cheek. from the Lux Lucis. May God have sively. “Fight is not the correct word. calloused hands rested in his lap. She inched forward, desperate for mercy on you.” Stance maybe?” The Magician re- His black eyes watched the Ring- his approval. The Ringmaster’s wails were all turned the smile. “He is waiting for master enter. She knelt before him, “You are not God,” was Isaac’s sad Isaac heard as he exited the tent, the results. Perhaps you should go down on one knee. reply. her screams and protests fading tell poor Isaac that he has another A silence passed between them. “Nor are you,” the Ringmaster in- into that distant, hollow piano.

poetry angels by Christian Weeks The angels’ spines crack as the water fi lls another cup of ice. Angel wings spread angel dust and shut the peoples’ eyes. A blessing as the bum bites into the last spiral of a role. corner all of what we thought we’d run from ultimately is becoming what was running.

tracks behind are laid by feet below we remain in one point, as earth orbits a sun

wrought iron hands cling to an oak staff the galaxies align and we are free at last.

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