THE INDEPENDENT
By Charlotte Cripps
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| Adi Nes’s Untitled (1999) is a staging of the Last Supper with young Isreali soldiers in a military mess hall |
A new book, "
Art & Religion in the 21st Century," features more than 200 contemporary artists, whose work contains religious themes and images. These include
David LaChapelle’s "American Jesus: Hold Me, Carry Me Boldly" (2009),which pictures Jesus cradling Michael Jackson. All the artists have given traditional religious art a modern makeover –
Kris Kuksi’s "Churchtank Type 7C" (2009) – is a toy church mounted on wheels with a gun. While
Maurizio Cattelan’s sculpture "La Nona Ora (The Ninth Hour)" (1999) shows the Pope being hit by a meteor. [
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‘Art & Religion’in the 21st Century’ by Aaron Rosen is published on 19 October, £38 hardback
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| David LaChapelle’s "American Jesus: Hold Me, Carry Me Boldly" |
