Reclaiming the spiritual in art : contemporary cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Dawn Perlmutter and Debra Koppman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perlmutter, Dawn, 1959-

Koppman, Debra, 1958-

Series:

SUNY series in aesthetics and the philosophy of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality in art.

Spirituality in literature.

Arts and religion.

Arts, Modern--20th century.

Arts, Modern.

Physical Description:

ix, 168 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1999]

Summary:

From Walt Disney World to the movie Natural Born Killers, this book explores uncommon indicators of the spiritual in contemporary art and culture. Drawing on a diversity of perspectives in philosophy and aesthetics to highlight conscious and unconscious manifestations of the sacred in art, this work makes a compelling case for its continued contemporary relevance.

Multiple perspectives are included to articulate dimensions of the spiritual that continue to be largely overlooked in mainstream philosophy and criticism. Western theories in philosophy and aesthetics are interwoven with examples of Native American, Latin American, and African American aesthetic and spiritual precepts and practices to provide a sense of the variety of cultural influences at play. Connections are made between art and issues of cultural, ethnic, and gender identity, suggesting the possibility for both affirmative and subversive relationships among art, artists, and spiritual traditions.

Contents:

1. The Subjugation of the Spiritual in Art / Dawn Perlmutter 7

2. Venus/Intra-Venus: Art against and as the Body / Crispin Sartwell 19

3. Mickey, Minnie, and Mecca: Destination Disney World, Pilgrimage in the Twentieth Century / Cher Krause Knight 33

4. Feminist Revisions / Debra Koppman 45

5. (Dis)integration as Theory and Method in an Artmaking Practice / Susan Shantz 61

6. Between the Sacred and the Profane: The Altars of Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely / Andrew Doerr 73

7. Multiple Visions: Revisioning Aesthetics in a Pluralist America / Debra Koppman 89

8. Blood Relations: Jose Bedia, Joseph Beuys, David Hammons, and Ana Mendieta / Melissa E. Feldman 105

9. Malice Green Did Like Jesus: A Detroit Miracle Story / Janice Mann 117

10. Postmodern Idolatry: The Media and Violent Acts of Participation / Dawn Perlmutter 129

11. Thou Art: The Continuity of Religious Ideology in Modern and Postmodern Theory and Practice / Debra Koppman 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

079144161X

0791441628

OCLC:

39399241