CORSO- Tao of Florence

according to the dictionary:

beacon |ˈbēkən| noun • a light or other visible object serving as a signal, warning, or guide. • Old English bēacn‘sign, portent, ensign’; related to beckon.

Beacon, NY was settled in1709, is among the first colonial communities in the county. Beacon is located in the southwest corner of Dutchess County in the Mid-Hudson Region.

Beacon Room a windowless gallery in the back of the BAU gallery at Beacon NY for one invited artist to exhibit an art project each month.

corso |ˈkɔːsəʊ| noun (pl.corsos) ORIGIN Italian, ‘main street’, avenue, waterway, path. from Latin cursus ‘a course’ (of a university).

ECCE HOMO (“behold the man”, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈɛttʃɛ ˈɔmɔ], Classical Latin: [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː]) are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John 19:5, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion. The original Greek is Ίδε ό άνθρωπος (Ide ho anthropos). The Douay-Rheims Bible translates the phrase into English as “Behold the man!”[John 19:5] The scene has been widely depicted in Christian art.

INRI abbreviation Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (a traditional representation in art of the inscription over Christ’s head at the Crucifixion).

Florence |ˈflôrəns| a city in western central Italy, the capital of Tuscany, on the Arno Rive. Florence was a leading center of the Italian Renaissance. Italian name Firenze ( The site where all the images in this exhibit originated.)

Tao |doutou| (also Dao) noun (in Chinese philosophy) the absolute principle underlying the universe, combining within itself the principles of yin and yang and signifying the way, or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order. The interpretation of Tao in the Tao-te-Ching developed into the philosophical religion of Taoism. ORIGIN Chinese, literally ‘(right) way.’

window |ˈwindō| noun 1. an opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material in a frame to admit light or air and allow one to see out. 2. Physics a range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium (especially the atmosphere) is transparent. 3. an interval or opportunity for action. 4. (window on/into/to) a means of observing and learning about