On the strange place of religion in contemporary art / James Elkins.
By: Elkins, James [author]
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BookPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: xii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415969891 (paperback); 0415969883 (paperback); 9780415969895 (paperback).Subject(s): Art and religion | Modernism (Art) | Art -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Case studiesDDC classification: 704.94809045
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Can contemporary art say anything about spirituality? John Updike calls modern art "a religion assembled from the fragments of our daily life," but does that mean that contemporary art is spiritual? What might it mean to say that the art you make expresses your spiritual belief?
On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art explores the curious disconnection between spirituality and current art. This book will enable you to walk into a museum and talk about the spirituality that is or is not visible in the art you see.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-132) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. ix)
- The Words Religion and Art (p. 1)
- A Very Brief History of Religion in Art (p. 5)
- How Some Scholars Deal with the Question (p. 21)
- Five Stories (p. 29)
- Kim (p. 29)
- Rehema (p. 31)
- Brian (p. 33)
- Ria (p. 34)
- Joel (p. 35)
- Kim's Story Explained: The End of Religious Art (p. 39)
- Rehema's Story Explained: The Creation of New Faiths (p. 51)
- Brian's Story Explained: Art that Is Critical of Religion (p. 65)
- Ria's Story Explained: How Artists Try to Burn Away Religion (p. 77)
- Joel's Story Explained: Unconscious Religion (p. 95)
- Some Words to Describe Spiritual Art (p. 105)
- Conclusions (p. 115)
- Notes (p. 117)
- Index (p. 133)