Together these essays present the complex identities of Jewish artists and the varieties of complementary and conflicting identities within Jewish and national cultures. Matthew Baigell is a professor in the department of art history at Rutgers University. Milly Heyd teaches in the department of art history at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Much attention had been given to the connection between modern art and indigenous African forms, while pre-Columbian sources of modern art had been largely under explored until the appearance of this book in 1993. Together with a survey of more recent artists who continue to be indebted to ancient American forms and ideas, this study rounds out the pre-Columbian influence on many major artists.
Life is in danger of death in our contemporary culture of facts and figures.
Where time is money, speed drives us, and noise blocks out the inner voice. She trained at Byam Shaw School of Art and National Gallery in London. Her articles and reviews published in Arts Review, Church of England Newspaper, The Jewish Chronicle, and Country Life. The result is an inspiring and deeply invigorating pilgrimage through the well-trodden landscape of human seeking after the divine. These astoundingly beautiful reproductions are coupled with Sister Wendy's signature blend of spiritual celebration and instruction.