Arthur Bruso

Black holes have long held a fascination for me. The idea that all matter is going to be spiraling down a massive, insatiable hole

The paintings are very reminiscent of Juan Gris with a touch of Joan Miro.

For an artist, inspiration can be a convoluted process. Many influences can converge to determine the final work of art.

Nearly her entire life, Virginia Woolf kept a record of her days in the form of diaries or journals.

The libretto of Once She Dries tells the story of a coral reef in peril, in desperate need of shade and cooling.

In the spring of 1914, Picasso was still deep in exploring cubism and its possibilities as sculpture.

The first recorded Mesoamerican people, the Olmec (c. 1,600 – 400 BC) conceived of a god that controlled the life-giving rains.

THERE HAVE BEEN PRISONS ever since there have been civilizations with laws that could be violated, but the idea of reforming

An Archeology of Disorder was conceived by Mark Dion while artist in residence at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

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

Souls in waiting: depictions of Purgatory And of that second kingdom will I sing Wherein the human spirit doth purge itself, And to...

Zapotec Tomb 104 at the American Museum of Natural History.

With this piece, Mark Dion explores our curiosity. The work is conceived as interactive, in that the viewer is welcome to take out the...

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