In the New York exhibition, the Cuban artist returns in full spiritual force, his canvases pulsing with Santería, Vodun, and the whispered knowledge of Lydia Cabrera.
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A welcome antidote to modern “secretophobia,” even if its final chapter stumbles into the very polemics the rest of the book transcends.
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 3. Theosophy and Abstract Art
The crucial Theosophical influence on the fathers of modern abstract art has been progressively rediscovered in recent years.
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 2. Theosophy and Symbolism
“Symbolism” offered to artists willing to express Theosophical ideas the language they were looking for.
Theosophy and the Visual Arts. 1. Early Theosophical Didactic Art
Of all spiritual and religious organizations, none has had a greater influence on modern art than the Theosophical Society.
A New Book on the Jehovah’s Witnesses from Cambridge University Press
Jolene Chu and Ollimatti Peltonen, both researchers and members of the organization themselves, offer a short but well-crafted introduction.
Fra Angelico’s Demonology: The Sweet Painter’s Inferno
The triumphant Florence exhibition highlights the surprising ferocity of his Hell.
Pakistan: Mandatory Halal Certification Raises New Concerns About Discrimination
Dietary norms are weaponized to create barriers against non-Muslim business owners and workers.
“The Revelation Spiritual Home”: A Landmark Book on African Indigenous Spirituality
The first book-length study of the institution founded by IMboni iNkosi YamaKhosi oMoya Radebe will shape academic discussion for years to come.
Grant Wallace: Psychic Art, Theosophy, and Spiritualism
From his cabin in California, the artist believed he could communicate with deceased, extraterrestrials, and higher beings through a “mental radio.”