Would You Live It Again? Who We Are According to Friedrich Nietzsche

He has been claimed by fascists, by bodybuilders, by management consultants, and by every nineteen-year-old who has ever felt misunderstood. He would have been appalled by all of them. What Nietzsche actually said — about God, about values, about the self, and about whether you would choose your life again if you had to chooseContinue reading “Would You Live It Again? Who We Are According to Friedrich Nietzsche”

Paris in September: Vincent Beaurin at Galerie Poggi

Vincent Beaurin trained as a silversmith, worked as a designer, blew paint at canvases, and eventually found his way to the disc — the simplest form available, saturated with the colour of the last light before the sun disappears. A retrospective profile ahead of his show at Galerie Poggi.

Yayoi Kusama

Encounters · No. 15 – This was written before Kusama’s passing, and originally scheduled for a November release. Due to current events, we have moved things around. You can read her obituary here. Infinity, One Dot at a Time Yayoi Kusama has been covering every surface she can reach with dots and nets and flowersContinue reading “Yayoi Kusama”

Sliman Mansour 1947-2026

Obituary He Painted Palestine from the Ground Up — Literally Sliman Mansour, 1947–2026. When the occupation cut off his art supplies, he turned to the earth beneath his feet. What he made from mud and henna and olive wood became the visual language of a people. By Bergotte  ·  August 28, 2026 Sliman Mansour ·Continue reading “Sliman Mansour 1947-2026”

The Sweetest Month

The Passenger is a weekly dispatch on travel — places, hotels, restaurants, the strange logistics of being elsewhere. It is written by Bergotte. Why serious travellers go to Sicily in September August in Sicily is a fact of nature rather than a choice. The island sits in the middle of the Mediterranean like a stoneContinue reading “The Sweetest Month”

Exit Through the Gift Shop

The Passenger is a weekly dispatch on travel — places, hotels, restaurants, the strange logistics of being elsewhere. It is written by Bergotte. The Guilty Pleasure A confession about museum gift shops, and the twenty best ones in the world Let us be honest about this. The museum gift shop is not supposed to beContinue reading “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

Yayoi Kusama 1929-2026

Obituary She Painted to Stay Alive. She Stayed Alive for Ninety-Seven Years. Yayoi Kusama, 1929–2026. She covered the world in dots because the world was already covered in them and she was the only one honest enough to show it. By Bergotte  ·  August 27, 2026 Yayoi Kusama · born March 22, 1929, Matsumoto, JapanContinue reading “Yayoi Kusama 1929-2026”