TOME

06/18/2026

10 years ago when I walked on water (and took the worst pics) w thanks to

06/18/2026

nsanely good “retrospective” for the first time in Venice

06/17/2026

Lit several candles for Colleen today, 3 months to the date.
Then ate cakes for lunch, had afternoon tea and bought a bunch of stuff - just as she would have loved!

06/16/2026

So much good S**T at the ASSenale, especially one of my fav works of the entire biennale LA M***E by - so insane and wild and sick and smart and funny!

Hope this doesn’t get taken down like my I LIVE IN YOUR P**S post from

06/14/2026

For whom the bell tolls?! “I LIVE IN YOUR P**S” greets you at the entrance to choreographer and performance artist Florentina Holzinger’s multidisciplinary group performance and immersive installation entitled SEAWORLD VENICE - transforming the into a flooded, dystopian landscape exploring women’s labor, climate change, rising sea levels, tourism, technology and the limits of the human body.
The exhibit is described as “part temple, part gallery, part theme park, part sewage processing plant”. It operates as a permanent live installation featuring continuous performances with shocking and highly immersive elements. You can’t see from THE videos but the jet ski segment ends like a mournful farewell to water as we know it. It’s really sad and I wept a few times. I was also completely drenched head to toe by a wave, which essentially contained my filtered p**s as I contributed as requested
* The Bell: A n**e performer swings and slams her body inside a giant, monumental bronze church bell to serve as a physical warning regarding the climate crisis. Got to see this 5 times over the course of 4 hours !
* The Jet Ski: A n**e woman rides a jet ski in an enclosed pool of water within the flooded pavilion, acting as a symbol of “turbo-tourism” and environmental destruction.
* Closed-Loop Water System: The installation features an unconventional water filtration system—partially sustained by symbolic contributions of bodily fluids—to highlight the concepts of pollution and the recycling of resources.
* The Weather Vane: two climbers in harnesses scale a twirling weather vane of bronze women, re enacting their poses and hanging solemnly in feet’s of contortion that feel like the slow and inexorable end of things

06/13/2026

06/12/2026

A David Hockney appropriate pool and the best meal in Vasto this trip overlooking the Marina, amongst olive groves and a clay tennis court

Only eating Tuna Caesar and Pesto Raw Prawn Risotto and Pistachio Cale with Mint Gelato moving forward

06/11/2026

Found this house exactly 8 months ago, after 8 months of looking at around 80 homes across Italy, from Lucca to Aquila to Puglia, and everywhere in between.

It’s the floor of a 2 floor Palazzo in Casalanguida, Chieti, Abruzzo, the most magical state with beaches, vineyards and snow capped mountains all within 30 minutes drive.

Quiet is an understatement, with the friendliest locals, cats and wild boars! Quite excited for the first of the furniture auction arrivals tomorrow …

06/10/2026

Ran into at the after seeing her in a beautiful art film that very day, and having not seen her for years after she returned to live in Australia where we would catch up for coffee in Bronte. She was a fan of Tome

Full circle moment to see her in a 10 year old coat at the sydney film festival last week for the premiere of q***r horror directed by brother!

Especially exciting as this collection was a response to the election of you know and the resultant which I attended and that Mia herself an artist left the Hollywood monster in search of a better saner life for herself. She has found it and is still making great art! And looks so happy for it! And remains humble and sweet and pure ! Go Mia!

“Like many designers showing at New York Fashion Week, Tome’s Ryan Lobo and Ramon Martin were inspired by this year’sWomen’s March on Washington. Unlike some of their peers (mainly those focused on big business), their inspiration came through in a way that felt genuine and not part of the latest trend of opportunistic philanthropy. They also gave some serious love to the Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous all-female art coalition fighting for women’s rights around the world. Martin mentioned that they’d actually had the chance to meet with a couple of its members after the march. As a cheeky nod to the group and their work, the designers embellished the backs of blazers with bananas and glistening “GG” initials.”

06/09/2026

Vasto, Abruzzo - Ate lunch here, swam here, sat under umbrellas here, ate pizza here, ate gelato here