{"id":856,"date":"2009-07-28T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp\/2009\/07\/christ_in_contemporary_art\/"},"modified":"2009-07-28T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T12:00:00","slug":"christ_in_contemporary_art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/2009\/07\/christ_in_contemporary_art.html","title":{"rendered":"Christianity (conscious and unconscious) in contemporary art"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominated by the Christianity for more than 1,500 years, art in the West continues to be seeded with its signs and symbols. They exert a magnetic pull over imagery that may or may not have been created to declare them.<\/p>\n

Lauren Grossman’s use is intentional, if not reverential. (Below, Clear Christ<\/i> and Behold<\/i>, via Howard House<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"christgrossmanclear.jpg\"<\/span>
\"christgrossmanlamb.jpg\"<\/span>From his literal youth, Michael Lucero from 1978, via Howard House<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"christlucero.jpg\"<\/span>Folkert De Jong<\/a>‘s could be accidental, but it’s real in any case, a crucified figure who has become his cross.<\/p>\n

\"christfolkertdejong.jpg\"<\/span>Extended arms can be enough. (Damien Hirst<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"christdamienhirst.jpg\"<\/span>A body made of Duct Tape slumping as if dead is a descent from the Cross. (Dan Webb<\/a>, Mr. Fixit <\/i>)<\/p>\n

\"danwebbmrfixit.jpg\"<\/span>Speaking of a descent from the Cross: (Tom Otterness, Untitled<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"christtomotterness.jpg\"<\/span>Another descent. (Mark Kang O’Higgins<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"christohiggins.jpg\"<\/span>Even a configuration of a (less than) heavenly host rings the old bell. (John Feodorov<\/a> – Office Deity<\/i>)<\/p>\n

\"christfeodorov.jpg\"<\/span>For Emily Duffy<\/a>, the old bell is an alarm. In Constitutional Doublecross<\/i>, she laments the blurring of the line between church and state. (Via Sandra)<\/p>\n

\"christemilyduffy.jpg\"<\/span>As befits the iconography, the fallen continue to fall. (Maurizio Cattelan<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"christcattelan.jpg\"<\/span>Faulkner:<\/p>\n

The past is never dead. It’s not even past.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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