Seattle has become the first city government in the United States to host a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda, installed at Westlake Square in downtown Seattle. The bronze statue was jointly unveiled by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Consul General of India in Seattle Prakash Gupta. The Indian consulate said the installation marks the first [...]
Back in 2015, to the amazement of many in the West and the rest of the globe, Goddess Kali appeared blazing across the Empire State Building. To Christians going through palpitations and dripping buckets of sweat, it was Satan and demons on the loose. To casual onlookers, it was an amazing symbolic light art by [...]
When we look at a painting or sculpture in Western society, we don’t expect it to look back, unless we happen to be in a Scooby Doo episode — jinkies! — or walking back and forth in front of one of those paintings with “creepy eyes” that seem to follow you anywhere in the room, [...]
October 30, 2012
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