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A Statue is Never Naked

To be really medieval one should have no body. To be really modern one should have no soul. To be really Greek one should have no clothes. -Oscar Wilde…

Jan 13 • Sacrificium

Visions of Heaven 7# Ritz Newspaper

Fashion editorials from David Bailey and David Litchfield's Ritz from the 1980s

Jan 2 • Sacrificium

Visions of Heaven 6# Fantasy Windows

43 images of my favourite window displays from the 1980s and 1990s and 8 of the best books on window dressing.

Dec 14, 2025 • Sacrificium

Art Imitating Plastic Life

The Supernatural World of Mannequins

Dec 7, 2025 • Sacrificium

Visions of Heaven #5 Baroque Fantasy

Jewelry like spiderwebs dipped in silver by Marci Zelmanoff, and images from the exhibition Baroque 74.

Nov 25, 2025 • Sacrificium

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