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Reflections For Our Fifteenth Winter of Holiday Installations
Now in its fifteenth winter, the Curious Matter holiday installation has offered not only a celebration of our communal desire to bring ligh
Arthur Bruso
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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Remember Me
Images and objects that once belonged to loved ones who are no longer with us become more poignant as we endeavor to infuse light, warmth, a
Arthur Bruso
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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Science, Myth, Life, and Love
The libretto of Once She Dries tells the story of a coral reef in peril, in desperate need of shade and cooling.
Arthur Bruso
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Hocus Pocus
AMONG THE THEORIES to the origin of the rhyme Hocus Pocus, it is either a true incantation in ancient ritual magic, or a pseudo-Latin phrase
Arthur Bruso
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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Our Sacred Hearts
THE HOLIDAY SEASON is about love and giving. The birth of a baby—the Nativity—signals hope and ushers in a time that allows us to dream big
Arthur Bruso
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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Work of the Penitent
THERE HAVE BEEN PRISONS ever since there have been civilizations with laws that could be violated, but the idea of reforming
Arthur Bruso
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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WHERE IS HERE
WHERE WE ARE is a basic concern of all humans. Our awareness of place probably stems from our need for self-preservation.
Arthur Bruso
Sep 19, 20226 min read
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Eulogy for John Zirkelbach
John died suddenly on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. I mourn my friend and have been reliving the times when we were hopeful artists in New York
Arthur Bruso
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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Communion & Community
The 2021-22 Curious Matter Holiday Installation For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them....
Arthur Bruso
Dec 27, 20214 min read
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Home Altars: creating a personal refuge
Our homes have been transformed into a safety zone, a barricade, a sanctuary against a new, invisible demon that threatens our very lives.
Raymond E. Mingst
Mar 16, 20216 min read
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Apparition
IN ANSWER TO HER PRAYERS, to understand the suffering of Christ as he was dying on the cross, St. Theresa of Avila was given the experience
Arthur Bruso
Sep 25, 20202 min read
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A Flawed Trinity
FAMILIES MAY BE BROKEN, blended, chosen; nuclear, extended and dysfunctional; happy, unhappy.
Arthur Bruso
Mar 28, 20205 min read
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To Some Point True and Unproven
Meg Atkinson and Ben Pranger, have taken up the challenge to tame space and make it a subject of their work.
Arthur Bruso
Jun 14, 20194 min read
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Every Sacred Place
DECEMBER 21, 2018 — JANUARY 20, 2019 Curious Matter holiday Installation WE THOUGHT it was a trick question. As children, when our Sunday...
Arthur Bruso
Apr 8, 20196 min read
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Voyage of the Soul
I will be talking on the subject of psychometry and spirits during this special event at Curious Matter. Other featured speakers will be...
Arthur Bruso
Oct 23, 20181 min read
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Not Life Alone
Curious Matter SEPTEMBER 30 — NOVEMBER 18, 2018 OPENING RECEPTION, OCTOBER 7, 2018, 3PM TO 6PM GLIDING o’er all, through all, Through...
Arthur Bruso
Oct 23, 20184 min read
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