#weekendstories — Public Fediverse posts
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There’s currently a special exhibition on #Chinese #lacquer art at the #Museum for #EastAsianArt here in #Cologne, covering works from the #Song, #Yuan, and #Ming dynasties. I visited it today, and the exhibition is surprisingly large and broad in scope. Definitely worth a visit if you happen to be in the area:
"Layers and Cuts: Chinese Lacquer Art"
📆 until 31 January 2027
🌍 https://www.museum-fuer-ostasiatische-kunst.de/Layers-and-Cuts -
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Also seen in April 2025: The #Museum for #EastAsianArt in #Cologne hosts a small exhibition called "The Line", dedicated to calligraphic principles in #KoreanArt. It highlights how #writing and #brushwork serve as unifying aesthetic principles across media, from painting to ceramics and bronzes, tracing a continuity from the #Goryeo period to #ContemporaryArt. Here's a brief summary of that visit:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2026/2026-01-07_the_line_korean_calligraphy/
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Parallel to the "From Dawn Till Dusk" exhibition at the #Kunstmuseum #Bonn, a retrospective of Gregory Crewdson's work was on display (and still is until February 22, 2026. Known for his cinematic, staged photographs that explore suburban American life, I was fascinated by the meticulous detail and cinematic expression in his work. I summarized some highlights on this post:
#WeekendStories #Photography #GregoryCrewdson #KunstmuseumBonn #Museum
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I recently watched a #Arte documentary exploring whether all humans once shared a single ancestral #language. I decided to recap its key points as a follow-up to my series on the origins of languages and #WritingSystems from last year:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/evolution_of_language_follow_up/
#WeekendStories #Linguistics #LanguageEvolution #LinguisticHistory
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#Zanmai (#samādhi) in #Zen #Buddhism signifies #meditative absorption not limited to formal practice, but permeating daily life with unified, non-clinging awareness. Unlike other traditions, Zen emphasizes immediacy and non-duality, integrating samādhi into ordinary activity. Here is a brief overview of its meaning and practice in Zen.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-08-05-zanmai/
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The #Yogācāra school's eightfold model of #consciousness (#vijñāna) offers a detailed Buddhist framework for understanding perception, identity, and delusion. By analyzing layers from sensory awareness to the unconscious "#storehouse" (#ĀlayaVijñāna), it provides a unique #psychoanalytic system without a permanent self (#anatta):
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-07-vijnanas/
#WeekendStories #Buddhism #Psychology #Psychoanalysis #BuddhistPhilosophy #CognitiveScience