Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality, and the Occult in Contemporary Art

Exhibition Website

Sep 15 2018 - Dec 30 2018

Blessed Be: Mysticism, Spirituality, and the Occult in Contemporary Art, an exhibition exploring religion, ritual, cult mentality, and the human impulse to belong and participate, as viewed through the lens of cultural production. This exhibition examines the relationship between “cult” and “culture” and how the museum space, like sites of worship, are places for sustained, concentrated attention and contemplation.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

  • Various Media
  • International
  • Contemporary
  • Cassils
  • Ron Athey
  • Christopher Carroll
  • Mikala Dwyer
  • Barnaby Furnas
  • Matthew Day Jackson
  • Candice Lin
  • Harry E. Smith
  • and others

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