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Art & Anthropology Disclaimer This article should have been posted back in November 2023. My blog goes through cyclical phases of...

In the past few weeks, I have been largely exposed to Burlesque: a live performance, compulsive lingerie shopping, a bejewelled Victorian...

One month ago I was in Rome. When in Rome, in almost a 40 degrees inferno, I prioritised my visit to the Capitoline Museums; no one...

The first two weeks of April 2023 have been 'heterogeneous', an extravagant amalgamation of Beauty, aesthetic exploration, death,...

A celebration of Luisa Casati 142th birthday Memento Mori Sunday 22nd January 2023. It is an arctic early morning in Brompton Cemetery....

After coming back from Egypt and what has been a 12-day-long immersion in ancient Egyptian figurative arts, the twisted perspective of...

The year is dying. I am held captive in a Tier 4 lockdown London. Spleen has been devouring me. My ennui led me to acute political...

Disclaimer: this first blog post may contain newbie engagement awkwardness. Well, good evening and welcome to DeMerteuil.com. My name is...