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References to Freemasonry in popular culture range from the vitriolic to the innocuous. Far more often they are merely misinformed allusions from which Freemasonry faces a far more insidious threat; that of being marginalized, trivialized, and fictionalized. Most of the references noted on this site are harmless, simply pointing out that Freemasonry has played a role in our society; some are humorous, yet some are disturbing in their associations.
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Masonic references in art
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THE art of Freemasonry—images, graphics, symbols and logos—are detailed elsewhere on this website. Here we note the use of masonic symbols in artwork or decoration of otherwise non-masonic themes.
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Vechnaya Rossiya "Eternal Russia" 1988
Russian artist Ilya Sergeyevich Glazunov (1930/06/10 - ) incorporated a prominent figure displaying a masonic square and compasses in his 1988 commemoration of the millennium of Slavic Christianity, Eternal Russia.
The Master Mason (2020)
Michigan-born, Los Angeles-based artist Jim Shaw (b. 1952) held a show at the Simon Lee Gallery in London, from October 2020 until January 2021. In this one painting, Shaw presents USA President, Donald Trump, and his circle as freemasons. Jim Shaw is known to collect "pamphlets, paintings, banners, and books from various religions, para-religions, cults, and sects: Mormons, Scientologists, Freemasons, and fringe groups."
From Rite to Ritual (2009)
Danie Mellor from Canberra has been awarded Australia's prestigious Indigenous art prize - the national Telstra Art Award, at the 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his drawing created on paper done with crayon, pencil and glitter pen, "From Rite to Ritual"
Junge Spartaner fordern Knaben zum Kampf heraus (1988)
In The Young Spartans Challenge the Boys to Fight, Canadian born artist Attila Richard Lukacs (b. 1962) continues his fetishistic and provocative depictions of skinheads. The inclusion of the masonic square and compasses is noteworthy.
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