TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fanning,Leesa
TI  - Encountering the spiritual in contemporary art
U1  - 709.04 23E
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Kansas
PB  - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KW  - Mysticism and art
KW  - Mysticism in art
KW  - Art, Modern / 20th century / Psychological aspects
KW  - Art, Modern / 21st century / Psychological aspects
KW  - ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)
KW  - ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious
KW  - ART / Criticism & Theory
N1  - Bibliogr. p. 294-303; The spiritual in contemporary Art 1980s to the present / Leesa K. Fanning -- The art of being in the world / Mary Jane Jacob
N2  - "The spiritual in contemporary art is everywhere evident, yet rarely examined in scholarly research. Encountering the Spiritual in Contemporary Art addresses the subject in depth for the first time since Maurice Tuchman's seminal 1986 The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985. It significantly broadens the scope of previous scholarship to include new media and non-Western and Indigenous art in addition to that of the West. Encountering the Spiritual presents art from diverse cultures with equal status, promotes its cultural specificity, and moves beyond previous notions of "center and periphery," celebrating the plurality and global nature of contemporary art today. This unprecedented book--a valuable reference for years to come--integrates different ways of exploring the spiritual in art. Essays based on cultural affinities are rhythmically interspersed with thematic categories. These themes demonstrate greater diversity and hybridity of artists' sources of inspiration and their emphasis on art-making as spiritual process. Finally, selected artists' statements further expand the knowledge of an academic and general audience"--
ER  -