Nestled towards the south of Portugal is the Alentejo region – it covers approximately a third of the country (making it by far the largest region), and is known for many different elements that draw tourists in year after year, ranging from the layered history to the sprawling natural landscapes in which the stories of…
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The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)
There is a reason why the 1920s are considered one of the best decades for French art – it was a renaissance of sorts in all areas, including literature, visual arts and music. Cinema was not lagging far behind, and while Hollywood was making the most substantial leap towards it becoming one of the primary…
Pin de fartie (2025)
Pinpointing an artistic movement to a particular work or moment in time is difficult, since we’ve come to learn there’s nothing that can be considered truly original – as Roland Barthes said, “a text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture”, which is the very foundation of postmodernism as a…
The Postmodern Pelican 