Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.
Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.
Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.
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Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/4789
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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:...
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Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
[2017]
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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...
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Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art / Alena Alexandrova.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index.
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G 2017/4789
Record Identifier
74VKVEGkeOdg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVEGkeOdg
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ISBN
9780823274475
DDC
700.4820218$223
MMS ID
991024132419602626
