Valeria PuglieseSep 255 minPre-Raphaelite FetishismIn the past few weeks, I have been largely exposed to Burlesque: a live performance, compulsive lingerie shopping, a bejewelled Victorian...
Valeria PuglieseAug 95 minHeliogabalus: 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 248 minMid-April ParaphernaliaThe first two weeks of April 2023 have been 'heterogeneous', an extravagant amalgamation of Beauty, aesthetic exploration, death,...
Valeria PuglieseJan 265 min'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 minA 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 minÀ 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 minPreface: welcome to DeMerteuil.comDisclaimer: this first blog post may contain newbie engagement awkwardness. Well, good evening and welcome to DeMerteuil.com. My name is...