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08.13.2018 Gift giving

Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather (1972)
Along the way

“The beautiful gift has three features that make it stand out amongst thousands of others.” (Jean-Claude Kaufmann)

10.13.2017 The gift

Annonciation (Fra Angelico, 1400-1455 ) - détail de l'Archange Gabriel vers 1432-1433, 175x180 cm, ©Cortona, Museo Diocesano.
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“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” (Albert Camus, in The Rebel)

12.23.2016 The Japanese gift package according to Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes, Dessin, 14 août 1975 (Département des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
Crossed paths

« … it is precisely a speciality of the Japanese package that the triviality of the thing be disproportionate to the luxury of the envelope. » (Roland Barthes)

12.24.2015 The gift

Annonciation (Fra Angelico, 1400-1455 ) - détail de l'Archange Gabriel vers 1432-1433, 175x180 cm, ©Cortona, Museo Diocesano.
Along the way

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” (Albert Camus, in The Rebel)

12.14.2015 The tones of a gift

CS4A7294
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In the diptyque tradition of the present, colors are nothing without folding.

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