Last November at Christie’s, the divine became the dollar.
Art
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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.
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We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever
In my lifetime, I do not recall having so many reasons to cry and send up my sighs to Mary for help and hope.
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This year’s Met Gala is Catholic-themed. What could go wrong?
It’s more likely that gala attendees will be taking inspiration from the lavish outfits favored by Pope Benedict than the sartorially understated Pope Francis.
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Sex and Solitude: St. John Paul II in conversation with Ranier Maria Rilke
Two crucial words from Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’ are missing from John Paul II’s ‘Letter to Artists’: sex and solitude.
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A better way to teach teenage boys about the Virgin Mary
Talking about Mary at an all-boys Jesuit high school isn’t easy. But art helps.
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Ohio artist restores religious statues, stirs memories of closed parishes
Lou McClung has made it his vocation to preserve artifacts from closed churches in Northeast Ohio.
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It’s been 100 years since the United States entered World War I. What have we learned?
The New York Historical Society is presenting, “World War I Beyond the Trenches” as part of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I.
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Afro-Latina artist reimagines Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”
At first encounter, Harmonia Rosales’s “The Creation of God” is striking. It is beautiful and familiar. Like Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” Rosales’s painting portrays the creation of humankind. However, the skin tones, gender and story being depicted by the artist are strikingly different.