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Recovering Cremation Remains After the Los Angeles Fires: Alta Heritage Foundation’s unique method helps retrieve loved ones -
“As Tears Go By” by Marianne Faithfull: How a poignant song gained gravitas through the artist's life experiences -
“The Sea” by John Banville: An astounding representation of the grieving mind
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Tag Archives: Chihuahua
An Ancient Art: The Xolo Dog Sculptures
How the first Chihuahuas became totems of a good death in Aztec and Mayan art
When we look at the relationships humans create with their objects, we almost always uncover a sort of totemism—a deeper, worshiped meaning applied to something inanimate. And while the word totem may evoke the towering, carved pine poles of Alaska, … Continue reading
A Street Artist’s Memorial to Homicides
Artist Swoon honored the missing women of the Juarez femicides with a portrait of an early victim.
In 2008, the artist Swoon, known for her life-size wheatpaste prints and cutouts of figures displayed throughout the streets of New York City, created a memorial to the victims of female homicides in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Memorial, Mexico, Mission District, San Francisco, Street Art, Swoon, Watson
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