Gurdjieff, la magia popolare, i Tarocchi e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale si intrecciano in un universo artistico e culturale dove l’esoterismo ha un ruolo decisivo.
Religion and arts
Surrealism and Esotericism. 3. A World of Symbols
Gurdjieff, folk magic, the Tarot and World War II were intertwined in the late Surrealist artistic and cultural universe. Esotericism maintained a decisive role.
Surrealism and Esotericism. 2. Surrealism and Alchemy
Alchemy acquired an increasingly important role in the works of the Surrealists. It was more than a symbol.
Surrealismo ed esoterismo. 2. Surrealismo e alchimia
L’alchimia finì per acquisire un ruolo sempre più importante nelle opere dei surrealisti, e non soltanto come simbolo.
Surrealism and Esotericism. 1. An Exhibition and a Documentary
At the Guggenheim Collection in Venice—and in a video by La Società dello Zolfo—we are offered an itinerary through an enchanted world.
Surrealismo ed esoterismo 1. Una mostra e un documentario
Alla Collezione Guggenheim di Venezia – e in un video della Società dello Zolfo – un itinerario alla scoperta di un mondo incantato.
Exorcizing the Atomic Bomb Through the Arts. 2. Italy’s Nuclear Art Movement
Milan’s “Movimento Arte Nucleare” and Livorno’s Eaismo believed that a new “nuclear art” was a needed response to the fear of the bomb.
Exorcizing the Atomic Bomb Through the Arts. 1. The Case of Dalí
The Spanish artist was the first to react to Hiroshima, and to conclude that the new “atomic era” had something to do with religion.
Charles Doudelet in Italy: Witnessing for Alternative Spiritualities
How a Belgian painter managed to put Rosicrucianism and Theosophy at the center of the artistic stage in Belle Époque Tuscany
The Christian Hardy Boys
The earlier stories of the popular detective series were written by a secular humanist. But the Stratemeyer Syndicate made them into a Christian answer to “bad” dime novels.