Phrases with «fakir»

A fakir is a religious mendicant or ascetic who leads a life of poverty and detachment from material possessions in order to focus on spiritual pursuits. Full definition

Sentences with «fakir»

  • Another example is the Society of American Fakirs at the Art Students League of New York City, a group of students who, between 1891 and 1906, annually produced parodies of the works of artists they were supposed to revere, like John Singer Sargent and Thomas Eakins. (artnews.com)
  • The two Italians are similarly connected by their ironic evocation of religion, evident in Cattelan's eyebrow - raising installation with a buried fakir at this summer's Venice Biennale. (artforum.com)
  • Tonight's lecture at the Morbid Anatomy Museum suggests that this dates back to Weimar Berlin's era of anarchy and decadence, where fake fakirs — religious ascetics who live solely on alms — got by with their gnarly nails and pins piercing. (artfcity.com)
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