Vania Schiff
@vaniaschiff.bsky.social
writes, deletes, writes again
Calling it Reverse Perec Season. A flood of people with random Es in their names, a chyron bringing me hip hope.
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Calling it Reverse Perec Season. A flood of people with random Es in their names, a chyron bringing me hip hope.
When I asked Christopher Riopelle about Bullfight, he spoke of his surprise at the impact this work was having on gallery visitors. One year after painting it, Cross went back to those two heads, this time in resplendent watercolour. The Museum Barberini houses both works 2/2
October 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When I asked Christopher Riopelle about Bullfight, he spoke of his surprise at the impact this work was having on gallery visitors. One year after painting it, Cross went back to those two heads, this time in resplendent watercolour. The Museum Barberini houses both works 2/2
Caught by a line tossed by Henri-Edmond Cross: a spiral that begins with a tiny red flag and is successively extended by light on sand, improbably-sized toreros, bull, and audience’s heads, of which mine is the third one, just above the giant purple hat 1/2
October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Caught by a line tossed by Henri-Edmond Cross: a spiral that begins with a tiny red flag and is successively extended by light on sand, improbably-sized toreros, bull, and audience’s heads, of which mine is the third one, just above the giant purple hat 1/2
Five minutes of an autumnal walk 2/2
October 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Five minutes of an autumnal walk 2/2
Five minutes of an autumnal walk 1/2
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Five minutes of an autumnal walk 1/2
Heating on (Do Ho Suh)
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Heating on (Do Ho Suh)
The poem drips down the page with mourning & crumbling & resilience, going from plastic & paper to body parts that break and heal without a cast. St Michael’s metallic altar box paves the way to a reliquary of clots, the only object the woman in the poem can afford to carry. 3/6
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The poem drips down the page with mourning & crumbling & resilience, going from plastic & paper to body parts that break and heal without a cast. St Michael’s metallic altar box paves the way to a reliquary of clots, the only object the woman in the poem can afford to carry. 3/6
The first time I saw a box of Altoids was in a poem. The second time was last week, on a table at a Frieze stand. I could be wrong, but I’ll assume it contained mints this time. Years ago a diminutive St Michael was inside it, hanging demons with velvet thread, 1/6
October 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The first time I saw a box of Altoids was in a poem. The second time was last week, on a table at a Frieze stand. I could be wrong, but I’ll assume it contained mints this time. Years ago a diminutive St Michael was inside it, hanging demons with velvet thread, 1/6
And I saw the Madonna in the Triceratops’s eyes (mystical/surreal experiences at Frieze Masters, ongoing series)
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
And I saw the Madonna in the Triceratops’s eyes (mystical/surreal experiences at Frieze Masters, ongoing series)
A superb concert. Bookended by Boulez’s Anthèmes, Barenboim (switching from violin to viola during the 2nd half) played works by living composers with roots in 2 cultures. Gilbert Nouno took care of the live electronics. Very happy I didn’t fight the last-minute impulse and bought that ticket 3/3
October 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A superb concert. Bookended by Boulez’s Anthèmes, Barenboim (switching from violin to viola during the 2nd half) played works by living composers with roots in 2 cultures. Gilbert Nouno took care of the live electronics. Very happy I didn’t fight the last-minute impulse and bought that ticket 3/3
…which has nothing to do with dead infantas and not much to do with pavanes as they were danced in former times. That very absurdity, however, gave him an approach to a subject itself violently absurd, utterly senseless’ 2/3
October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
…which has nothing to do with dead infantas and not much to do with pavanes as they were danced in former times. That very absurdity, however, gave him an approach to a subject itself violently absurd, utterly senseless’ 2/3
Still haunted by the UK première of Kareem Roustom’s piece for the children of Gaza, commissioned by Michael Barenboim. Talking about the source of musical inspiration for this work, @disgwylfa.bsky.social says that ‘thinking … of laments, Roustom came to Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte 1/3
October 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Still haunted by the UK première of Kareem Roustom’s piece for the children of Gaza, commissioned by Michael Barenboim. Talking about the source of musical inspiration for this work, @disgwylfa.bsky.social says that ‘thinking … of laments, Roustom came to Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte 1/3
Tintarella di luna
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Tintarella di luna
fox, turning away
September 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
fox, turning away
And here’s @badaude.bsky.social’s book, a very good read!
September 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
And here’s @badaude.bsky.social’s book, a very good read!
In her new book on internet culture, @badaude.bsky.social discusses the use of photography as facial recognition technology during the Paris Commune. It reminded me of Schäublin’s exceptional film Unrest, following Kropotkin’s 1877 visit to a Swiss village transformed by capitalism and anarchy 1/3
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In her new book on internet culture, @badaude.bsky.social discusses the use of photography as facial recognition technology during the Paris Commune. It reminded me of Schäublin’s exceptional film Unrest, following Kropotkin’s 1877 visit to a Swiss village transformed by capitalism and anarchy 1/3
Those five syllables, per-di-da-men-te, their final ‘e’ merging seamlessly with the initial ‘e’ of e-na-mo-ra-do, walking you through meaning and experience… Perfect words.
September 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Those five syllables, per-di-da-men-te, their final ‘e’ merging seamlessly with the initial ‘e’ of e-na-mo-ra-do, walking you through meaning and experience… Perfect words.
Never mind the ruby-necklace-gifting ritual — Patricia Lockwood sang, beautifully and unprompted (reasons to attend book launches, occasional series) @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Never mind the ruby-necklace-gifting ritual — Patricia Lockwood sang, beautifully and unprompted (reasons to attend book launches, occasional series) @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
The Fall of Civilisation
September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Fall of Civilisation
First catch your cloud and carefully place it on top of your chosen artwork 2/2
September 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
First catch your cloud and carefully place it on top of your chosen artwork 2/2
First catch your cloud and carefully place it on top of your chosen artwork 1/2
September 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
First catch your cloud and carefully place it on top of your chosen artwork 1/2
There are two kinds of people: those who despise whoever spots a typo, and those who reward your unbidden proofreading skills with a print or two 😊 @bluewarrren.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There are two kinds of people: those who despise whoever spots a typo, and those who reward your unbidden proofreading skills with a print or two 😊 @bluewarrren.bsky.social