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Crossroads: Art and Religion in American Life |
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"Religious protest against grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, or against exhibits that show radical or unconventional artifacts, prompt questions like this: Is there some longstanding antagonism between art and religion in America?" This question, posed by Garry Wills in his preface to Crossroads: Art and Religion in American Life, begins an insightful anthology of seven essays by prominent artists, art historians, and religious scholars. Their perspectives range from the empirical (David Halle's analysis of the controversial Sensation exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, including surveys showing that a controversial painting of the Virgin Mary was not, for most museumgoers, the most disturbing work in the show) to introspective (Amei Wallach's essay, based on a roundtable conversation with prominent artists, revealing spiritual concerns that the group holds in common, and expressing hope for richer public dialogue regarding the religious dimensions of their work). Crossroads is a valuable contribution to America's ongoing project of navigating the complex relationship between its aesthetic and spiritual ideals. --Michael Joseph Gross
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