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A Special Place in the Air
Climbing to the fourth floor of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and commanding the entrance to the Hall of Dinosaurs
Arthur Bruso
May 30, 20237 min read


Into The Black Pot
Review of Buried Secrets by Edward Humes As many religions attest, there are two paths of life to take in the world: the narrow, straight...
Arthur Bruso
Feb 7, 20239 min read


Training the Eyes to Train the Hand
Sketchbook Drawings Despite being a photorealist artist when I began my career, I could not draw. I realized this in figure drawing...
Arthur Bruso
Nov 10, 20224 min read


Little Cubes
In the spring of 1914, Picasso was still deep in exploring cubism and its possibilities as sculpture.
Arthur Bruso
Oct 28, 202212 min read


Playing God
The first recorded Mesoamerican people, the Olmec (c. 1,600 – 400 BC) conceived of a god that controlled the life-giving rains.
Arthur Bruso
Sep 20, 20228 min read


Work of the Penitent
THERE HAVE BEEN PRISONS ever since there have been civilizations with laws that could be violated, but the idea of reforming
Arthur Bruso
Sep 20, 20222 min read


Mark Dion: An Archaeology of Disorder
An Archeology of Disorder was conceived by Mark Dion while artist in residence at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
Arthur Bruso
Sep 19, 20221 min read


Re Emergence
New Jersey is home to a diverse and robust artistic community; the New Jersey Arts Annual exhibition highlights the work of visual artists a
Arthur Bruso
Jun 24, 20222 min read


Stories For a Stormy Night
The title of this book, Passing Strange, denotes an exemplary of strangeness. It alludes to the notion that the story or events related are
Arthur Bruso
May 27, 20226 min read


Flash in the Pan
At 25 years old, young Jakob Bohme, had a spiritual vision that would change his life.
Arthur Bruso
Apr 4, 202213 min read


Unnatural Order
A female figure of the Cihuateteo type, depicts a woman who died during childbirth. The closed eyes and open mouth illustrate the trope of t
Arthur Bruso
Feb 21, 202212 min read


Mark Dion’s The Phantom Museum
The cabinet of curiosities emerged during the 16th century. While some still exist today, the majority of them are no longer extant, but...
Arthur Bruso
Feb 13, 20221 min read


PennDesign* Alumni Exhibition
I participated in the group exhibition of PennDesign Alumni, SoHo Show-Off which was up from January 16 - 29, 2008 at the Louis K. Meisel...
Arthur Bruso
Feb 11, 20221 min read


Communion & Community
The 2021-22 Curious Matter Holiday Installation For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them....
Arthur Bruso
Dec 27, 20214 min read


THE BIG SHOW
November 19 - December 12, 2021 My Pet Ram is pleased to present THE BIG SHOW!, a colossal showcase of works by over 75 artists from New...
My Pet Ram
Nov 19, 20212 min read


Look Closely
Review of The Awakened Eye by Ross Parmenter The act of looking is vital and elemental to any visual artist. Looking, for an artist is...
Arthur Bruso
Nov 7, 20218 min read


Pray Me to Heaven
Souls in waiting: depictions of Purgatory And of that second kingdom will I sing Wherein the human spirit doth purge itself, And to...
Arthur Bruso
Jul 12, 202119 min read


Domestic Abyss
Zapotec Tomb 104 at the American Museum of Natural History.
Arthur Bruso
May 28, 202115 min read


Memory Box by Mark Dion
With this piece, Mark Dion explores our curiosity. The work is conceived as interactive, in that the viewer is welcome to take out the...
Arthur Bruso
May 28, 20211 min read


Ghost Box
At the turning of the millennium, we purchased the house at 272 Fifth Street from the widow Maggie Olson. Maggie’s husband Charlie had...
Arthur Bruso
May 28, 20213 min read
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