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Two Egyptian masks of Anubis, the masks were worn by priests during funerary rites and represented Anubis as protector and embalmer

New Kingdom; Ramesside period - Third Intermediate Period

Egyptian Museum Cairo JE 55620; Louvre N 4096

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Detail, version III : Dancing Fairies, 1866, by August Malmström. Can you hear them chuckle?

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Stanley Kubrick

New York Subway (1946)

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Elizabeth Taylor photographed by André de Dienes, 1949.

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The Boat Studio (1876) by Claude Monet

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Skulls photographed by Paul Koudounaris during Bolivia’s annual Fiesta de las Ñatitas.

Roughly translating to ‘the little pug-nosed ones’, ñatitas are enshrined within the homes of the Aymara people. They’re said to provide a range or services, from spiritual guidance to support with domestic problems.

A ñanita can be the skull of a relative, or those of strangers obtained from medical schools or cemeteries. When a skull is taken as a ñatita, it’s said that the spirit will reveal an identity to the owner, often within a dream.

During the annual fiesta, offerings are given to the ñatitas to thank them for their service. Common tributes include coca leaves, flowers, cigarettes and alcohol.

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Sanya Kantarovsky (Russian, 1982, active in the USA), Charnal Field, 2022. Oil on canvas, 75 x 55 ¼ in.

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the NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 11 (1921)

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Debbie Harry by Martyn Goddard, 1978

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Lorna Simpson, Collage from 'Everrrything'

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“Dharma art refers to art that springs from a certain state of mind on the part of the artist that could be called the meditative state. It is an attitude of directness and unself-consciousness in one's creative work.”

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Advertisement for Stimulus gloves ca 1950s

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Harold Edgerton, Cows and Flare at Stonehenge, 1944

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