She can cook a potato in her hand, and make it taste like chocolate, an upcoming group exhibition (Online) coming in May of 2021, will bring together artists, writers, poets, designers, and academics to explore goddess mythology, gender binaries and…
Devendra Banhart’s exhibit, The Grief I Have Caused You, is on view by appointment at Nicodim Gallery, 1700 S. Santa Fe, downtown L.A., through March 20; nicodimgallery.com. LA Weekly describes the exhibit: “From the Paris conjuring salons of Madame Blavatsky, to automatic…
By the end of the 15th century, the remains of the ancient gods littered the landscape of Western Europe. Christianity had erased the religions of ancient Greece and Rome and most Europeans believed the destruction of classical art was God’s…
“China’s history is rich with folktales and fables, most unknown to western readers,” Mike Richardso, writer of Jia and the Nian Monster and publisher Dark Horse Comics’ president and founder — told The Hollywood Reporter recently when explaining the origins…
μνθολογια [mythología], a student exhibition, inspired by a theme of mythology and fantasy, has opened at the Thomas P. Kelly, Jr. Student Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University. Pulling from Guatemalan folklore, Chinese, Greek and Norse mythology, among others, the…
“I don’t believe in history, which comes in a political context, but I believe deeply in the truth that exists in myths. Myths contain a truth that belongs to each one of us. Within a myth, we can share the…
Joseph Campbell and celebrated artist Angela Gregory met while they were both living in Paris, studying at the Sorbonne. Author Nancy L. Penrose details the initial encounters between the two in her book A Dream and a Chisel, as well…
“I’m always interested in ancient societies and mythologies. I’m interested in archetypes. I’m interested in what is the underlying foundation of us humans and the juxtaposition of this with what is offered today and how bastardized versions of the myths…
PERSEPHONE Double Album by WENDY RULE Persephone, the new double-album from Australian visionary songstress Wendy Rule is a beautifully evocative retelling of the Ancient Greek myth of the Goddess Persephone’s descent into the Underworld and the subsequent grief of her…
The purpose of Mythic Imagination Institute is to reunite people, primarily through art and immersion, to the accumulated wisdom of humankind that lives in stories and mythology and thereby to: • Encourage creative response and imagination • Help to make…
The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts offers an online resource for teachers, drawing together works of art inspired by mythology from around the world. For each piece they provide background information and discussion questions. From the site: “Myths are stories…
The importance of such classical authors as Ovid to the art, music, and literature of western civilization is legendary, yet many are not familiar with the original works that have provided this inspiration. The University of Vermont’s rare book department…
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