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| Kris Kuksi |
Recently, I had the fortunate opportunity to visit the
new space for The Stephen Romano Gallery in DUMBO Brooklyn for its current
exhibit; Mysterium Cosmographicum (derived from Johannes Kepler's
first major astronomical work) . With over 30 international emerging and forgotten,
iconic, and historic artists portraying their shamanic visions of the of the
mysteries of the cosmos.
Much like how Kepler's book connects
the heavens to the cosmos through geometry, the varying sculptures and
paintings are interconnected and woven amicably alongside ancient texts and surreal
vernacular photography; a testament to the vision of the gallery and its curator.
One of the most successfully ambitious exhibits to make the rounds, it is not
to be missed and has paved the way for many extraordinary things to come from
the gallery and its showing artists. Like the slated October showing of staged witchcraft
rituals by Hollywood photographer William Mortensen, who himself was described
by Ansel Adams as the "Devil", and "the anti-Christ."
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| Teiji Hayama |