On the strange place of religion in contemporary art
By: James Elkins.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Art and religion; Modernism (Art); Art -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The words religion and art; title: A very brief history of religion in art; title: How some scholars deal with the question; title: Stories; title: Kim; title: Rehema; title: Brian; title: Ria; title: Joel; title: Kim's story explained: the end of religious art; title: Rehema's story explained: the creation of new faiths; title: Brian's story explained: art that is critical of religion; title: Ria's story explained: how artists try to burn away religion; title: Joel's story explained: unconscious religion; title: Some words to describe spiritual art; title: Conclusions.