The Magic of the Cities.

Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer

Showing posts with label Roma District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roma District. Show all posts

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Art Walk II


“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
― Isaac AsimovFoundation

“See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.”
― Noam Chomsky

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
― George Orwell

“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles."
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
― John F. Kennedy

“You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty.
But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.”
― Richard Pryor

 “If everyone who had a gun just shot themselves, there wouldn't be a problem.”
― George Harrison

“If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.”
― Malcolm X


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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Art Walk


Mexico City's Art Walk aims to stir passion for art in residents.
Art lovers have organized Art Walk, an event designed to bring the arts to Mexico City's streets this weekend.
"Bringing the arts into the streets is the No. 1 goal" of the festival, which is taking place in Mexico City's Roma district, Art Walk director Adan Villareal told Efe.
Art Walk events were a huge success in Los Angeles, New York and Hong Kong, and the idea is to "create a new awakening among pedestrians," Villareal said.
The festival was created with the idea of offering both art lovers and people who just happen to be out in the streets a look at a variety of works.


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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Alvaro Obregon Ave




“Hace mucho que el mundo puso en duda los valores, las creencias y las verdades que en otros tiempos sostuviera. Ahora más que nunca, en la historia humana, necesitamos preguntarnos –todos nosotros, santos, pecadores, mendigos, legisladores, militares– adónde vamos. ¿Podemos detenernos? ¿Podemos, de algún modo, hacer frente? ¿O ya es muy tarde?”
“Es muy alto el precio que debe pagarse por las comodidades aparentes y los adelantos que ofrece el mundo occidental. Dicho precio es la muerte, pero no en pequeña escala, sino al mayoreo…”

"The world has long questioned the values​​, beliefs and truths that once hold. Now more than ever, in human history, we need to ask-all, saints, sinners, beggars, legislators, military-where we're going. Can we stop? Can we somehow cope? Or it's too late? "

"It's a very high price to be paid by the apparent comforts and advances offered by the Western world. This price is death, but not on a small scale, but wholesale."
Henry Miller.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Evening Clouds



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At the entrance, my bare feet on the dirt floor, Here, gusts of heat; at my back, white clouds. I stare and stare. It seems I was called for this: To glorify things just because they are.
Czeslaw Milosz


The Temple of the Sacred Family, one of the major symbols of the Roma district, started being built in 1910 by the architect Manuel Gorozpe and the engineer Miguel Rebolledo, and was sponsored by the Jesuit congregation. After a period of inactivity, the Parrish was inaugurated on November 19 1925, date in which its tower and clock were given their blessing.

This temple reflects several styles fashionable in the early 20th Century, among which we can find elements of the neo-Romanesque, neo-Gothic and eclectic styles that manage to come together harmoniously in this place.

One of the most outstanding aspects of this temple are its beautiful stained glass windows, which were made by the Italian company Talleri, and in which we can observe representations of different Bible passages and the mysteries of the Christian faith. [mexicocity-guide.com]

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