Spiral is a free publication from the Rubin Museum of Art. Our current issue, available here, in print at the Museum or from our online shop, and on Issuu, explores moments of change that propel us into the unknown and compel us to imagine what comes next.

It Matters How You Are Born; It Matters How You Die

It Matters How You Are Born; It Matters How You Die

Latham Thomas and Alua Arthur Interviewed

Birth

Death

Transitions

Spiritual First Responder

Spiritual First Responder

By Howard Kaplan

Life After Series

Transitions

Presence in Death

Presence in Death

By Donagh Coleman 

Buddhism

Death

Science

A Capacity to Change

A Capacity to Change

By Tenzin Mingyur Paldron

Gender

Transitions

Ritual Lens

By Manjari Sharma

Death

Hinduism

Photography

Everything Changes for the Better

Everything Changes for the Better

By Howard Kaplan

Life After Series

Transitions

Family Constellations

Family Constellations

By Lara Tambacopoulou

Afterlife

Generations

The Wheel of Existence

The Wheel of Existence

By Elena Pakhoutova

Art

Buddhism

How to Like Mondays

How to Like Mondays

By Howard Kaplan

Life After Series

Transitions

Death, the Bardo, and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism

Death, the Bardo, and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism

By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Birth

Buddhism

Death

Draw Bridge

By Ikuko Acosta

Activity

Art

Transitions

Word on the Street

Word on the Street

By Howard Kaplan

Life After Series

Transitions

Illuminating the Afterlife

Illuminating the Afterlife

Roger S. Wieck interviewed by Elena Pakhoutova

Afterlife

Art

Christianity

Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places

By Howard Kaplan

Life After Series

Transitions

No Longer Art

By Elka Krajewska

Afterlife

Art

Fiction

Good Will Writing

Good Will Writing

By Steve Leder

Activity

Afterlife

Generations

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