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Encountering the spiritual in contemporary art

Fanning, Leesa, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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\"The spiritual in contemporary art is everywhere evident, yet rarely examined in scholarly research. Encountering the Spiritual in Contemporary Art addresses the subject in depth for the first time since Maurice Tuchman's seminal 1986 The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985. It significantly broadens the scope of previous scholarship to include new media and non-Western and Indigenous art in addition to that of the West. Encountering the Spiritual presents art from diverse cultures with equal status, promotes its cultural specificity, and moves beyond previous notions of \"center and periphery,\" celebrating the plurality and global nature of contemporary art today. This unprecedented book--a valuable reference for years to come--integrates different ways of exploring the spiritual in art. Essays based on cultural affinities are rhythmically interspersed with thematic categories. These themes demonstrate greater diversity and hybridity of artists' sources of inspiration and their emphasis on art-making as spiritual process. Finally, selected artists' statements further expand the knowledge of an academic and general audience\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
• Subject: Mysticism and art. / Mysticism in art. / Art, Modern 20th century Psychological aspects. / Art, Modern 21st century Psychological aspects. / ART / History / Contemporary (1945-). / ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious. / ART / Criticism & Theory.
• ISBN: 9780300233650

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N72.M85 E53 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE