Spent the afternoon poring over Mark Lombardi's incredible Global Networks "art book" that was lent to me by John Roche. The book is filled with his "sociograms" illustrating the relationships of power in the modern world.
Scarab Beetle Funerary necklace of Maruta (Dynasty 18) During the reign of Thutmose III. (Pronounced "Tut - moses" Ever wonder about Moses in the bible?
Inscribed is verse 30b from the Egyptian book of the Dead; An appeal to the heart not to betray its owner in the Weighing of the Heart ritual
O my heart of my mother! O my heart of my mother! O my heart of my different forms! Do not stand up as a witness against me, do not be opposed to me in the tribunal, do not be hostile to me in the presence of the Keeper of the Balance, for you are my ka which was in my body, the protector who made my members hale. Go forth to the happy place whereto we speed, do not make my name stink to the Entourage who make men. Do not tell lies about me in the present of the god. It is indeed well that you should hear!
Also a cool view of this very Masonic two-pillar frieze on the building across the street on the roof of the Fred F. French art deco landmark building. ("F" is the 6th letter in the alphabet. Fred F. French = F F F = 6 6 6 !) Dum-dum daaaaah!
And then later that evening I went over to Theresa Byrnes' Gallery to see her new art performance. She emerged from a clay and dragged herself across a long canvas.
