The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art at St. Louis University stands out for its singular focus on art that is genuinely interfaith.
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Migrant women fleeing violence find beauty and healing in embroidery
Any hand stitcher will tell you: To embroider or crochet slowly mends the spirit, stitch by stitch.
Posted inArchitecture, Arts & Culture
Hudson Yards’ monument to late capitalism
Part sculpture, part landmark, it is unclear what purpose the structure plays in the public sphere.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Rare exhibit of Jesuit artists’ work in China displayed in Washington
An exhibit on Chinese empresses featured a rare display by two Jesuit missionaries whose artwork was in the past largely seen only by royalty and high government officials.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
This Catholic high schooler painted a mural of black saints to help fight racism
Chloe Becker was upset when she realized she could not name a single African or African-American saint.
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What does America look like in 2019? The Whitney Biennial asks and answers.
Every other year it hosts the Whitney Biennial, which famously asks the question: What is art in America today? A question that can be broken down into two separate lines of inquiry: What is art? And, what is America?
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Looking for new religious art? Check your local high school.
Recently, images of a new mural painted by Chloe Becker—a junior at Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio—have been moving through Catholic circles on social media.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: British painter Jenny Saville finds truth in flesh
If there is a single artist working today who truly gets flesh, it is Jenny Saville.
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A Stonehenge of Saints
The idea to have an open-air homage to the Celtic saints of Europe was the brainchild of Philippe Abjean.
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The Catholic art of Frida Kahlo
Kahlo’s paintings, the vast majority of which are self-portraits, are rife with self-revelation,