Celebrity culture’s boring (and not-very-Catholic) gender expression
Art
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Father James Martin on the Met Gala and the “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit
Our May 9 guest is James Martin, S.J. editor-at-large at America. We discuss his recent interview with Andrew Bolton, “Meet the curator of the Met’s new “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit.” We also discuss these articles: Why Paul Ryan’s ‘economic approach’ to politics clashes with Catholic teaching Why the Met Gala is a good thing for Catholicism […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Video
What was it like to be a real priest at the Catholic-themed Met Gala
Eloise Blondiau, producer at America, sat down with Fr. Martin to discuss what it was like for a real priest at the catholic-themed event.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
So, was the Met Gala sacrilegious?
How should Catholics think about the Met Gala and its supposed sacrilege?
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Why the Met Gala is a good thing for Catholicism
It was thrilling to watch so many other people engage with the faith and religion with such zeal.
Posted inArts & Culture, Interviews
Meet the curator of the Met’s new “Heavenly Bodies” exhibit
That is what the show is really about: Having been raised Catholic, how has that affected your creative development?
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Heavenly Bodies, from Michelangelo to Dolce & Gabbana
The highly visual culture of Catholicism is a natural influence for all manner of artists, fashion designers not exempted.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
How painting can become an act of penance
Teaching in prison, and a racially charged encounter, amplified my consciousness of race in religious imagery.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The icons of William Hart McNichols
More than 50 of his striking icons are in glorious display book.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Grant Wood’s hymns to the heartland
“In making these paintings,“ wrote Wood, “I had in mind something which I hope to convey to a fairly wide audience in America—the picture of a country rich in the arts of peace; a homely, lovable nation, infinitely worthy of any sacrifice necessary to its preservation.”