If there is a single artist working today who truly gets flesh, it is Jenny Saville.
Art
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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,
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Meet the Catholic graffiti artist who created a giant St. Thomas Aquinas mural in Texas
The final design of the graffiti mural, along with the choice of artist to paint it, were great ways to highlight the bold moves the university was making.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Why we need to design (and pay for) beautiful churches
An interview with Duncan G. Stroik, architect, author and professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame.
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Why paint the saints? An interview with Carlos Vega
I sat down with the artist, Carlos Vega, at the Jack Shainman Gallery, to talk about his new exhibition “Correspondences” and find out why he paints the saints.
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“Confess”: The profoundly spiritual art exhibit tackling the abuse crisis
The idea of mounting an exhibition that takes on the crisis of abuse seems both essential for the Catholic community right now and near impossible to render palatable.. Trina McKillen’s “Confess” is now on view at L.M.U.’s Laband Art Gallery.
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‘The Prophet,’ ‘10 Commandments’ and other religious works enter public domain
Originally published in 1923, the works were slated to enter the public domain — meaning others are free to adapt and otherwise use them — in 1999. But Congress extended the copyrights for 20 more years.
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Martin D’Arcy and the Art of English Catholicism
The legacy of and English Jesuit and the world class collection he brought to Oxford
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What Michelangelo’s flawed Pietà teaches us about Mary
If, so often, the sad fate of women is to bear what men have wrought, Mary does this like no other.