The Spiral Universe by Madam X: Artist Talk With Madam X

Please join us for a special presentation and discussion with artist MADAMX. She will be joined by writer, mythologist, and artist Devon Deimler, PhD; and artist, PRS librarian and curator dama. The conversation will lead us into the 30+ years of exceptional work from MADAMX’s solo exhibition at PRS The Spiral Universe. Providing a forum to learn more about the symbolic language in this artist’s work, while examining both spiritual and esoteric references from a variety of perspectives.

About the exhibition:

The Spiral Universe by Madam X is a solo exhibition at The Philosophical Research Society that captures a unique connection between our relationship with time and timelessness. Madam X’s work draws from a call to be with the unknown realms of Eternal History,* and she describes her encounter with a purpose in revealing a timeless dimension. Her compositions of space, time and matter guide us into the spiral forms in nature and the metaphysical paths of our subconscious mind. The exhibition is a collection of some of Madam X’s early work in relation to her recent practice developed over a few decades. The Spiral Universe invites you to be present with divine mysteries, a foretelling of or from the nature of things to come and things present. A place where image melds with the written word for its visibility in knowing the intrinsicality of all creatures and their occult virtues. Madam X’s approach to language and image offers a deep understanding of exoteric and esoteric nature. Her labyrinthian diagrams and thoughts reflect on humankind as a journey which passes all states of transmutation from the physical to the celestial body. In this mirror of art and spirit we find a re-evaluation of what it means to be human at present, and to witness her work is to reckon with these responsibilities in our time.

*“Each time the energy completes a revolution around the sphere it moves into another sphere and passes around it. And as these spheres accumulate they inscribe a Spiral of Time and Form growing in the order and integration of design.”

- Eternal History

Artist’s bio:

“Nothing is known about Madam X.”

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Devon Deimler, PhD is an artist, writer, mythologist, and teacher. She is adjunct faculty in Pacifica Graduate Institute's Depth Psychology and Creativity (DCH) and Mythological Studies programs, the latter of which is her alma mater. Devon's doctoral dissertation, Ultraviolet Concrete: Dionysos and the Ecstatic Play of Aesthetic Experience, received the institute’s Dissertation of Excellence award. Devon earned her BA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her professional experience in art and music includes founding an independent record label and collaborative event project, Wildfire Wildfire Productions, and working as Assistant to the Director at the Dennis Hopper Art Trust. She is currently Curator at OPUS Archives and Research Center, home to the collections of James Hillman, Joseph Campbell, and Marija Gimbutas, among others.

During her time as a Contributing Scholar, Devon compiled the lectures of Manly P. Hall on Mythology for a newly designed and curated publication through PRS’ imprint -.

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Amanda Maciel Antunes (aka dama) is a transdisciplinary Brazilian artist, curator and cultural practitioner based in Los Angeles. She works in collaboration with public libraries, nature and communal spaces, reflecting on the selective nature of memory, inherent language and anthropological references written by women as points of departure. She’s also a librarian at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles where she founded and co-creates a monthly Surrealist Study Group (SSG) focusing on women authors and artists, creating intergenerational community engagement, social practice and arts programming.

// @amandamacielantunes

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