Gaudí perfectly provokes us Puritans.
Art
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The world needs the Black Madonna
Our Feb. 28th guest is Br. Mickey McGrath, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, an award-winning artist and author of 18 art and faith books. We discuss his recent article, We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever. We also discuss these articles: Catholic colleges say peaceful gun control protests won’t […]
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Vatican, Versace and Vogue team up to show Catholic influences in fashion
Donatella Versace and Vogue’s Anna Wintour were in Rome today.
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No phantom threads in upcoming ‘Heavenly Bodies’ exhibit in New York
The sectarian will meet the secular in an unusual way with the May 10 debut of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Dispatches
Reaching the unchurched: Paulist Productions brings good news from Hollywood
“For the Paulists part of the mission is supposed to be reaching out to the unchurched.” The best ways to do that are constantly shifting. These contemporary leaders of Paulist Productions look on that fluid landscape with optimism.
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The art of Jesuit Rome comes to Connecticut
Bernini’s magnificent marble bust of St. Robert Bellarmine had made its way to Fairfield University.
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Andy Warhol goes to the Vatican
The Vatican Museums and the Andy Warhol Museum are finalizing a dual exhibition of Warhol’s religious works in Rome.
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Selling Jesus for $450 million
Last November at Christie’s, the divine became the dollar.
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David Hockney is popular, but is he a great artist?
While Hockney’s greatness as an artist is an ongoing debate, the popularity of his work is beyond dispute.
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A new Met exhibit on the genius of Michelangelo provides a ‘spiritual experience’
The Met spent eight years securing 133 drawings plus paintings, sculptures and architectural models from 50 different institutions and individuals in Europe and the United States.