“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell
Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Here we go!
Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:
Reading: Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima
“Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it.” - Yukio Mishima, from Forbidden Colors
Listening: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba by Somi
For more new music recommendations, check out: Our Favorite Albums of 2022 (So far!)
Looking: The Photography of Eikoh Hosoe
The school of flesh: erotic portraits of Yukio Mishima – in pictures
Click here to watch a short video/slideshow: Discovering Japan through Eikoh Hosoe's Lens: The Life and Legacy of a Japanese Icon
Viewing: Butoh (founded by Tatsumi Hijikata): Oguri in Los Angeles & Sankai Juku in Paris
Tasting: Jacques Pépin: Cooking at Home — Homemade Cheese Spread (La Cachaille)
Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:
Reading: Gold by Rumi (translated by Haleh Liza Gafori)
Listening: In the Footsteps of Rumi by Ghalia Benali & Constantinople
For more new music recommendations, check out: Our Favorite Albums of 2022 (So far!)
Looking: The Art of Salma Arastu
Viewing: Dark Winds (AMC+) — based on the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee books by Tony Hillerman
Tasting: Sushi from SushiCo (Skopje, North Macedonia)
That’s it for this week! What are your reading, listening, looking, viewing and/or tasting recommendations?
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