Nothing says “family-friendly” like summoning a demon.
That, at least, is the judgment of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis’ museum for modern art.
Nothing says “family-friendly” like summoning a demon.
That, at least, is the judgment of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis’ museum for modern art.
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Alpha News (@AlphaNewsMN) August 11, 2023
I have been to the Walker a few times, and I have to say that each time I have I walked away disliking the museum more than the last. It is a Modern Art museum, featuring every sort of lousy art you can imagine is found in so-called “Modern Art.” It is a tremendous contrast to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which is always a pleasure to visit.
I am not one to think in terms of angels and demons, despite their playing a prominent role in some Catholic theology. I just don’t think in such categories. On the other hand, there is nothing benign about the concept of demons, and summoning demons is not generally something anybody would suggest is a desirable activity–certainly not if you are inclined to think of them as something more than metaphorical.
Unless, that is, you are a thoroughly modern person whose sense of the desirable is warped beyond recognition.
The Walker Art Center held a pagan ritual geared toward families last weekend, with a performance called “Lilit the Empathic Demon.”
“Demons have a bad reputation, but maybe we’re just not very good at getting to know them,” an event description reads.
