If y’all happen to be in Venice or planning a trip there you might wanna plan a trip to the “Enchanted Modernity” exhibit being staged at the Museum Barberini. “Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted Modernity is a joint exhibition project between… Continue Reading
Between 1920 and 1923, Thelema Abbey in Cefalu, Sicily, was home to the famous magician, poet and mountaineer Aleister Crowley and his followers. In the style of Gauguin he painted several murals, especially in the Chambre des Cauchemars, the Chamber… Continue Reading
There are many modern thaumaturgists who employ psychoactive substances as part of their practice, following the example of the Master Therion who used many drugs for different purposes, including ether for visionary work. When Crowley was travelling in the United… Continue Reading
Fulgur Press in England is publishing previously unseen work by Austin Osman Spare. The publisher’s site says: “There are few works in the life of Austin Osman Spare as notorious as his illustrations for Krafft-Ebing’s Psychopathia Sexualis. First documented in the… Continue Reading
Jordan Belson was a close friend of the late polymath, conjurer, folklorist and EGC Bishop Harry Smith when Smith lived in San Francisco in the 1940’s when he created his first seminal abstract films. The Matthew Marks Gallery in Manhattan… Continue Reading
Feminine Power: the Divine to the Demonic is an exhibition at the British Museum in London running May 19 to September 25. The posted description says: The first exhibition of its kind, Feminine power takes a cross-cultural look at the… Continue Reading
Following up on yesterday’s post regarding Blank Form’s exhibition of composer Jerry Hunt’s work, here’s news about a vinyl release of his final album: “The final album released by the composer-performer Jerry Hunt before his death, Ground: Five Mechanic Convention Streams is… Continue Reading
The New York Times recently ran a review of two exhibitions of religious art that made the excellent point that most Western museums and galleries that host showings of such work as well as the people who come to view… Continue Reading
Blank Forms is pleased to present Jerry Hunt: Transmissions from the Pleroma, the first institutional exhibition dedicated to the videos and sculptures of composer-performer Jerry Hunt (1943–1993). The exhibition, part of Blank Forms’s extensive program focused on the artist, presents a selection of… Continue Reading
Fulgar Press posted this announcement on their FB page: We’re putting the finishing touches to our design for Austin Osman Spare’s Psychopathia Sexualis… a jaw-dropping portfolio of drawings long thought lost, but recently discovered at the Kinsey Institute by @pfeifferwalz.… Continue Reading