Now in the shop: L’Étoile! Do you see the Star? Egyptomania was rampant in occult circles of the 18th and 19th centuries. This Star Card is adapted from Les XXII Lames Hermètiques du Tarot Divinatoire (1896) by R. Falconnier, illustrated by M.O. Wegener, son of the Swedish-born French photographer, Otto Wegener. Now that the Tower…
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Fundraiser: Occulture
Thanks to the monumental skills of Stephanie the Queen of Everything, I now have a Threadless store with merch to sell! First up a LIMITED TIME OFFER for fundraising TOUR MERCH to help pay my way to Berlin for Occulture where I will be spreading the gospel of Leonora Carrington, of course! You can get…
Hilma’s Plants
I hit this fabulous MOMA exhibit in the spring with the fabulous QoE Stephanie before I ran off to Dundee for the summer, but realise I never posted pix. Here’s a small selection (so hard to choose). It moves from the more familiar mode of abstract psychic phenomenon to the direct from nature renderings (with…
CFP: Divination, Witchcraft, and The Occult
Call for PresentationsDivination, Witchcraft & the Occult *SPECIAL TOPIC*Popular Culture Association Conference8-11 April 2026Atlanta, GA, US The broad interest in divination, witchcraft, and the occult has been part of popular culture for centuries. Scholars’ discomfort with the topic is often palpable: they tend to focus on intersections that feel more legitimate, e.g. legal ramifications (laws…
Out at the Ferry
On a cloudy day that did end up with rain, I headed out to Broughty Ferry to wander, mudlark and do a little thrifting, because you know the thrifting is better with the poshos. The rain was well-timed to grab a sandwich and daydream and people watch. A suitably Gothic day at the beach, which…
Ithell @ Tate
I usually manage to get a snap of the poster for an exhibition and somehow I managed to miss doing that. It was probably the decision to stop at the White Swan and have a nice burger and a pint of Guinness. I even watched the cricket (my sweetie would approve). Another hot day in…
Leigh Bowery @ Tate Mod
Some photos from the Leigh Bowery exhibition at the Tate Modern; I decided that it needed the multimedia presentation to give you a sense of the immersive nature of the show. Soundtrack by Aural Lint with the brand new track ‘Duet with Bin Men for Leigh’. The digression into MES images is entirely predictable. Enjoy.
Transitions
I think I need to give Leigh Bowery the multimedia approach, which will take a bit longer so here are some transitional moments from the Guild Hall Gallery: the Roman Amphitheatre and a few from the permanent collection. From Grimshaw to Grayson Perry is a big leap, I guess. Then I wandered along because it…
Evelyn de Morgan
This day devoted to iconoclasts, some quieter than others but all fascinating. I began with the one I knew the least about, Evelyn Pickering de Morgan who was on display at the Guild Hall Art Gallery. I know I ought to have made my way to the Guild Hall at some point (if only for…
The Eyes Follow You Around the Room
I’d not been to the National in some time and it was hot and I was tired from running around London already that day so after a nice lunch (peh!) in the crypt at St Martin’s I crossed the road to see some old favourites. Title many of you will know was taken from this…