Transfigurations

Alex Grey is the author of Sacred Mirrors and The Mission of Art. His work has graced the album covers of Nirvana and the Beastie Boys, has appeared in Newsweek, and has been exhibited around the world, including the New Museum and Stux Gallery in New York City, the Grand Palais in Paris, and the ARK exhibition space in Tokyo. In 1999 the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego honored Grey with a mid-career retrospective. He lives in New York with his wife, artist Allyson Grey, and their daughter, actress Zena Grey. Visit the author's web site at http://www.alexgrey.com/.

• Foreword Albert Hofmann Transfigurations An Artist's Journey Stephen Larsen Early Years Performance Rites Hieros Gamos: Sacralizing Relationship Interview with Alex and Allyson Grey The Sacred Mirrors Transfiguration Alex Grey's Mysticism Donald Kuspit Art and the Integral Vision A Conversation with Ken Wilber and Alex Grey Nature of Mind Chapel of Sacred Mirrors World Soul Cosmic Christ Acknowledgments

"Grey's work, like all great transcendental art, is not merely symbolic or imaginary: it is a direct invitation to recognize and realize a deeper dimension of our very own being."