Filippo VanniConversing in Metaphors“Your were a revealer, a timelessly tragic poet, you had to transform this capillary action all at once into the most convincing gestures…Jul 21Jul 21
Filippo VanniStreet Lighting in the 21st Century.The color of street lighting has changed over the past twenty years, as we have gone from the yellow-orange tones of HPS & LPS (High…Jul 19Jul 19
Filippo VanniSetting WhistlerJames McNeill Whistler knew how to entice viewers with names. His “Nocturnes”, “Arrangements”, and “Harmonies” (Scherzos etc…) are like the…Jun 30Jun 30
Filippo VanniReflections on a Quote from ChagallI am currently reading the Centre Pompidou’s publication from the Paris-Paris 1937–1957 exhibition held in 1981, and last in a series of…May 19May 19
Filippo VanniVIT 2: Baudelaire’s “Beauty”I have decided to name the translations I do here Ventures in Translation (VIT for short). Here is my rendering of a C.B classic, after the…May 19May 19
Filippo VanniA Poem For Sempé.Almost two years ago, Jean-Jacques Sempé passed away. I have always loved the gentle, melancholy tone of his comic strips. Though he lived…May 17May 17
Filippo VanniVentures in Translation: Baudelaire’s “Le Guignon”My first effort at translating Baudelaire. Le Guignon is a favorite from The Flowers of Evil. I have reproduced the french version, with my…May 17May 17
Filippo VanniLetter From The PandemicLast semester I took a course entitled The Literature of Waiting. We were prompted to write a song recommendation to a friend having…Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 2023
Filippo VanniParis: Tools for an Intimate Knowledge of the CityLast year, I lived in Paris and wrote a study on the history of flânerie. Apart from my passion for the city, here are a few tools to help…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Filippo VanniThree Books Decoding the Post-War New York Art SceneArt is the “privileged” entry to the city, Arnold Weinstein says in his Soul and the City lectures. Upon my return to New York, I engaged…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023