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Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.

Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in ...

Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVEGkeOdg

Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.

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Full title

Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.

Publisher

New York : Fordham University Press, [2017]

Call Numbers

G 2017/4789

Record Identifier

74VKVEGkeOdg

MMS ID

991024132419602626

Language

English

Physical Description

Physical content

xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Content type

text

still image

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Introduction: Situating contemporary art and religion -- Veronicas and artists -- Breaking the religious image: Reinventing religion in art -- Between critical displacements and spiritual affirmations -- Images between religion and art -- The video Veronicas of Bill Viola -- Images that do not rest:...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Fordham University Press, [2017]

Edition

First edition.

Date Published

[2017]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

In recent decades curators and artists have shown a distinct interest in religion, its different traditions, manifestations in public life, gestures, and images. Breaking Resemblance explores the complex relationship between contemporary art and religion by focusing on the ways artists re-work religious motifs as a means to reflect critically on ou...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2017/4789

Record Identifier

74VKVEGkeOdg

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVEGkeOdg

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ISBN

9780823274475

DDC

700.4820218$223

MMS ID

991024132419602626

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