Arthur Bruso
Playing God
The first recorded Mesoamerican people, the Olmec (c. 1,600 – 400 BC) conceived of a god that controlled the life-giving rains.
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Arthur Bruso
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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
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Arthur Bruso
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Mark Dion: An Archaeology of Disorder
An Archeology of Disorder was conceived by Mark Dion while artist in residence at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
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Arthur Bruso
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Re Emergence
New Jersey is home to a diverse and robust artistic community; the New Jersey Arts Annual exhibition highlights the work of visual artists a
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Arthur Bruso
May 27, 20226 min read
Stories For a Stormy Night
The title of this book, Passing Strange, denotes an exemplary of strangeness. It alludes to the notion that the story or events related are
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Arthur Bruso
Apr 4, 202213 min read
Flash in the Pan
At 25 years old, young Jakob Bohme, had a spiritual vision that would change his life.
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Arthur Bruso
Feb 21, 202212 min read
Unnatural Order
A female figure of the Cihuateteo type, depicts a woman who died during childbirth. The closed eyes and open mouth illustrate the trope of t
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Arthur Bruso
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Mark Dion’s The Phantom Museum
The cabinet of curiosities emerged during the 16th century. While some still exist today, the majority of them are no longer extant, but...
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Arthur Bruso
Feb 11, 20221 min read
PennDesign* Alumni Exhibition
I participated in the group exhibition of PennDesign Alumni, SoHo Show-Off which was up from January 16 - 29, 2008 at the Louis K. Meisel...
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Arthur Bruso
Dec 27, 20214 min read
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....
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My Pet Ram
Nov 19, 20212 min read
THE BIG SHOW
November 19 - December 12, 2021 My Pet Ram is pleased to present THE BIG SHOW!, a colossal showcase of works by over 75 artists from New...
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Arthur Bruso
Nov 7, 20218 min read
Look Closely
Review of The Awakened Eye by Ross Parmenter The act of looking is vital and elemental to any visual artist. Looking, for an artist is...
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Arthur Bruso
Jul 12, 202119 min read
Pray Me to Heaven
Souls in waiting: depictions of Purgatory And of that second kingdom will I sing Wherein the human spirit doth purge itself, And to...
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Arthur Bruso
May 28, 202115 min read
Domestic Abyss
Zapotec Tomb 104 at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Arthur Bruso
May 28, 20211 min read
Memory Box by Mark Dion
With this piece, Mark Dion explores our curiosity. The work is conceived as interactive, in that the viewer is welcome to take out the...
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Arthur Bruso
May 28, 20213 min read
Ghost Box
At the turning of the millennium, we purchased the house at 272 Fifth Street from the widow Maggie Olson. Maggie’s husband Charlie had...
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Arthur Bruso
Mar 16, 202120 min read
Holy Terror
Review of Satanism and Witchcraft by Jules Michelet
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Raymond E. Mingst
Mar 16, 20216 min read
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.
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Arthur Bruso
Dec 10, 202031 min read
Secrets of the Tome
For what is a grimoire, but a collection of magic spells recorded and used to call upon the supernatural to intercede in the lives of humans
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Arthur Bruso
Sep 25, 20202 min read
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
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