The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art / Jonathan A. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Jonathan Alton, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and religion.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2025]

Summary:

The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art offers a critical guide for rereading and rethinking religion in the histories of modern and contemporary art. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, there has been a marked increase in attention to religion and spirituality in contemporary art among artists and scholars alike, but the resulting scholarship tends to be dispersed, disjointed, and underdeveloped, lacking a sustained discourse that holds up as both scholarship of art and as scholarship of religion. The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art is both a critical study of this situation and an adjustment to it, offering a much-needed field guide to the current discourse of contemporary art and religion. By connecting the work of leading art historians, theologians, philosophers, and sociologists, Jonathan A. Anderson uncovers the gaps and reveals opportunities for scholars to engage more fully with the theological grammars, histories, and concepts at play in modern and contemporary art. By addressing the religious blind spots in existing scholarship, Anderson opens new lines of inquiry and invites deeper dialogue among religious studies, theology, and art history and criticism.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables and Diagram

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1 The Invisibility of Religionin Twentieth-Century Art History

One 1979

Two 2004

Part 2 The New Visibility of Religionin Contemporary Art

Three Contemporary Art and Religion: Mapping the Terrain

Four Contemporary Art and Religion: Four Horizons

Interlude

Part 3 Contemporary Art and Theology

FIVE An Experiment in Art Writing: Kris Martin's Altar (2014)

SIX Art Criticism within a Theological Horizon

Conclusion

Appendix. Exhibitions Addressing Religion in Contemporary Art, 1974-2024

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780268209209

0268209200

9780268209216

0268209219

OCLC:

1512317210