A Chinese billionaire who cooperates with the CCP bought for several millions a work of art consisting in a fresh banana fixed on a wall with duct tape—and said he will just eat it.
Religion and arts
Raoul Dal Molin Ferenzona a Collesalvetti: “Un piccolo comune, una grande mostra”
Il pittore tardo-simbolista italiano può essere compreso solo riconoscendo i suoi legami con i Rosacroce la teosofia e una forma di esoterismo cristiano.
Raoul Dal Molin Ferenzona in Collesalvetti: “A Small Town, a Great Exhibition”
The Italian late symbolist painter can only be understood by acknowledging his connections to Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, and a Christian form of esotericism.
A Psychobiography of Tamara de Lempicka and a New Look at Her Religious Paintings
In a new book, Italian psychologist Chiara Luzi reveals new details on “Mother Superior,” “Saint Antoine,” and the painter’s mental problems.
Two Gifts from Ivan Aguéli: Sufi, Anarchist, Theosophist, Painter
A museum in Sala and a book on his magazine “Il Convito” help understanding the different aspects of the extraordinary career of the Swedish artist.
Paintings from Another World: Spirit Painting and “Precipitated” Art
Spiritualist mediums claimed that in their presence works of art appeared on previously blank canvas or paper without the intervention of human hands.
Liudas Truikys: A Clandestine Theosophical Artist in Soviet Lithuania
An exhibition in Kaunas lifts the veil on an important painter and opera set designer, who managed to hide in his works symbols the censors did not understand.
Nicholas Roerich, Shambhala, and Agartha. 3. New York and Connecticut
Disillusioned with Stalin, the painter believed for a while that his messianic utopia would be supported by Roosevelt’s United States.
Nicholas Roerich, Shambhala, and Agartha. 2. Moscow
That Shambhala can be established on earth was an idea Roerich was able to sell to Stalin. But the dictator and the artist had in mind different kinds of kingdoms.
Nicholas Roerich, Shambhala, and Agartha. 1. Tibet and Paris
The notions of mythical and mystical kingdoms Shambhala and Agartha, as we know them today, are largely influenced by the views of the Russian painter.