Breaking resemblance : the role of religious motifs in contemporary art /
The book explores the complex relationship between contemporary art and religion. It focuses on the ways artists re-appropriate religious motifs as a means to reflect critically on our desire to believe in images, on the history of seeing them, and on their double power - iconic and political.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
[2017]
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Edición: | First edition. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The book explores the complex relationship between contemporary art and religion. It focuses on the ways artists re-appropriate religious motifs as a means to reflect critically on our desire to believe in images, on the history of seeing them, and on their double power - iconic and political. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780823274505 0823274500 0823274497 9780823274499 |