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The Church Gives Contemporary Art Its Blessing
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http://artnews.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2556
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12 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 17 hours agoMonsignor Gianfranco Ravasi, the new president of the Pontifical Council for Culture is on amission to revive a relationship between the Vatican and contemporary artists. “For a century now there has been a divorce between art and faith,” Ravasi said. “The basic idea is to return to a dialogue on biblical and religious themes between the Church and the great artists of our time—artists such as Bill Viola, Anish Kapoor, and Jannis Kounellis.” The first showing of new Vatican contemporary artworks will probably be in Venice. “Venice is a showcase for all the big countries in the world, and the Holy See would like to be there with them,” Ravasi said. “We are trying to get the best of international artists on our side, to create new works with a religious or spiritual theme.”
Tags: vatican, contemporary
#1 - By c_judson, 12 months, 13 days, 13 hours ago.
It is interesting to see the church attempting to build bridges with artists in recent times, as the church's role in art and art's role in the church has always been a complex web of relationships.
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