Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art

The book explores the complex relationship between contemporary art and religion. It focuses on the ways artists re-appropriate religious motifs as a means to reflect critically on our desire to believe in images, on the history of seeing them, and on their double power - iconic and political

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexandrova, Alena (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press , 2017
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
1900-2099
Viola, Bill
Bruyckere, Berlinde de
Malstaf, Lawrence
Reynolds, Victoria
Europa
USA
Kunst
Religion
Geschichte 1990-2016
Online Access:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/jstor-ebooks-art/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1p0vjsp
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Breaking resemblance
Author Notes:Alena Alexandrova
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Art, Design and Photography
Notes:FID-Lizenz "FID Kunst, Fotografie, Design" (keine Universitätslizenz)
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Summary:The book explores the complex relationship between contemporary art and religion. It focuses on the ways artists re-appropriate religious motifs as a means to reflect critically on our desire to believe in images, on the history of seeing them, and on their double power - iconic and political
Item Description:Enthält bibliographische Referenzen (Seiten 251-259) und Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 268 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780823274505

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