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Encountering the spiritual in contemporary art

Fanning, LeesaAkbarnia, Ladan(Contributions by)Gilchrist, Stephen(Contributions by)Heartney, Eleanor(Contributions by)Jacob, Mary Jane(Contributions by)Milbourne, Elizabeth(Contributions by)Russell, Karen Kramer(Contributions by)
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An in-depth and current investigation of how the spiritual is manifestly present in contemporary art The spiritual is everywhere evident in contemporary art, and this publication fulfills a long-awaited need.

Encountering the Spiritual in Contemporary Art addresses the subject in depth for the first time in over three decades.

It significantly broadens the scope of previous studies to include new media and non-Western and Indigenous art (in addition to that of the West), presents art from diverse cultures with equal status, promotes cultural specificity, and moves beyond notions of “center and periphery,” celebrating the plurality and global nature of contemporary art today.

Major essays based on cultural affinities are interspersed with brief thematic essays to provide diverse perspectives and expand the knowledge of academic and general audiences. Encountering the Spiritual provides an alternative to the main currents of presentation and interpretation prevalent in contemporary art, appealing to believers, agnostics, and inveterate skeptics alike.

This essential publication demonstrates that the need to address the fundamental questions of life are both innate and ongoing. Distributed for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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Yale University Press
0300233655 / 9780300233650
Hardback
709.04
19/06/2018
United States
English
311 pages : illustrations (colour)
30 cm