Valeria PuglieseJan 218 min readTarantula An anthropological art project in collaboration with Femmes Disclaimer This article should have been posted back in November 2023. My...
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Valeria PuglieseAug 9, 20235 min readHeliogabalus: Ode to AnarchyOne 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...
Valeria PuglieseApr 24, 20238 min readMid-April ParaphernaliaThe first two weeks of April 2023 have been 'heterogeneous', an extravagant amalgamation of Beauty, aesthetic exploration, death,...
Valeria PuglieseJan 26, 20235 min read'Infiniti Auguri alla Nomade'A celebration of Luisa Casati 142th birthday Memento Mori Sunday 22nd January 2023. It is an arctic early morning in Brompton Cemetery....
Valeria PuglieseDec 15, 20223 min readA nose crisis, anemoia & AIAfter coming back from Egypt and what has been a 12-day-long immersion in ancient Egyptian figurative arts, the twisted perspective of...
Valeria PuglieseDec 30, 202010 min readÀ rebours: a "fin du globe" taste for BeautyThe 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...
Valeria PuglieseOct 7, 20203 min readPreface: welcome to DeMerteuil.comDisclaimer: this first blog post may contain newbie engagement awkwardness. Well, good evening and welcome to DeMerteuil.com. My name is...