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Bronze Statuette of a Bull, Ancient Greece

Bronze Statuette of a Bull

Sometimes simple objects can unlock a historical fever dream of mythological sex and weirdness—and this bronze bull is one of these magical little trinkets. The small sculpture was discovered in an archeological site an hours’ drive northwest of Athens, Greece. The site was excavated between 1888 and 1889 by the German Archaeological Institute. read more
The Etruscans, 400BCE
Chimera of Arezzo
This is an undeniably modern interpretation. The chimera, like most beasts of antiquity, was the bad guy. Child of the giant serpent Typhon and the half woman half snake Echidna (you know her from the Starbucks logo) the Chimera was an abominable thing, unnatural combination of lion and goat, with the head of a snake for a tail. Her brothers and sisters live in legend. read more
Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans
Toyen
What's in a name?
Names are assigned to us before we are aware of their meaning, and we grow into them as much as they come to reflect us. In Japan artists often changed names after milestones in their lives, but in the west, once you've been given a name, you're usually stuck with it—a rigidity that makes claiming a new name even more powerful magic. read more
Toyen, The Artists
Sascha Schneider, 1904
Hypnosis
To Sascha Schneider the male body was perfection, and the world its antagonist. Schneider worked in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the development of Freikörperkultur, free body culture, also called the Health and Hygiene movement. Freikörperkultur aimed to counteract the restraint and stress of industrialization with a restorative mix of open air nudity, exercise, and healthy diet. read more
Hypnosis, Sascha Schneider
Born on April 15
Théodore Rousseau, The Artists

Théodore Rousseau

The blasted landscapes of bad luck

1812 – 1867
Arshile Gorky, The ArtistsPortrait of Arshile Gorky

Arshile Gorky

1904 – 1948
Elizabeth Catlett, The ArtistsPortrait of Elizabeth Catlett

Elizabeth Catlett

1915 – 2012
Olga Boznańska, The ArtistsPortrait of Olga Boznańska

Olga Boznańska

1865 – 1940

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