Preview: “Hearsay: Artists Reveal Urban Legends” at Begovich Gallery

Posted by
Preview: “Hearsay: Artists Reveal Urban Legends”  at Begovich Gallery

When I was five, my mom told me about a friend of hers whose mother-in-law died on road trip through Arizona. They wrapped her body in a sleeping bag and put her on the roof of the car to transport back home for a decent funeral. The family stopped at cafe, and the car was…

“Beyond the Dark Veil” Ushers in the Beautiful Death at CSU Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery

Posted by
“Beyond the Dark Veil” Ushers in the Beautiful Death at CSU Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery

Step beyond the veil into the haunting and beautiful world of the dead as the California State University Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery  presents “Beyond the Dark Veil: Post­Mortem and Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive,” curated by Jacqueline Ann Bunge Barger, running November 2 though December 12, 2013. The Thanatos Archive houses an extensive collection of…

Exclusive Preview, Photos: “Beyond the Dark Veil: Post­Mortem and Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive”

Posted by
Exclusive Preview, Photos: “Beyond the Dark Veil: Post­Mortem and Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive”

November 2nd, on the heels of Halloween, on the Day of the Dead and All Souls Day, November 2, Cal State Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery opens “Beyond the Dark Veil: Post­Mortem and Mourning Photography from The Thanatos Archive,” a haunting and sublime exploration of love and loss featuring Victorian post-mortem and mourning photography from the Thantos Archive.…