RELIGIOUS ART | TALK OF WEEK

AOA NEWS
By Tahlib
ART PICK OF THE WEEK (above) is from the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The traveling art exhibit, "Dynasty and Divinity" organized by NYC's Museum for African Art (opening in 2012) explores the role of religion in ancient Nigeria's system of royalty. You can "comment online" all week (This is a test). Elsewhere, people are also talking about:

1. Who is getting hurt by the Hindu Art in Idaho? (Comment Online)
2. What's so religious/or sacrilegious about "Religious Tattoos"? (Comment Online)
3. Why are so many summer movies exploring spiritual themes this year? (Comment Online)

Below is the rest of week's biggest religious art news. The stories are grouped by the five largest faith traditions, with an additional category for other. As Alpha Omega Arts continues to connect Artists, Faiths, and Communities, we invite you to comment on them too.
BUDDHIST ART:

• Three Pilgrimages : Christian, Buddhist and Muslim at the Rubin Museum of Art (Huffington Post)
• Kanishka Ruled Over the Golden Age of Buddhist Art (Friday Times)

HINDU ART:

• Idaho Man and Church Join Forces to Have Hindu Statue Removed from Street (The Coeur d' Alene Press)
• Creator of Controversial Idaho Sculpture Explains the Hindu Image (Spokesman Review)
• Student Champions Diversity and Sculpture in Idaho (The Coeur d’ Alene Press

ISLAMIC ART:

• Australia to Build First Islamic Art Museum (World News Australia)
• Qatar Becoming Gulfs Cultural Hub (Daily News)
• BBC Presents, Why Islam Forbids Images of its Prophet Muhammad (The Telegraph)

FINE JUDAICA:

• Israeli Artists Challenge Assumptions by Appearance of the Faithful (Israel National News)
• Fire Devastates Synagogue Under Repair in Manhattan’s Upper East Side (NY Times)
• Israeli Government Gives Approval to Build Tolerance Museum On Top of Muslim Cemetery (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

CHRISTIAN ART:

• Makota Fujumora’s Four Gospels on Display at Museum of Biblical Art (AOA News)
• Crystal Cathedral May Be Purchased by the Roman Catholic Church (Christian Post)
• Review: “Passages” (Thumbs up) at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (Examiner)
• Review: “Passages” (Thumbs mixed) at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (AOA News)
• Wisconsin’s Virgin Mary Shrine Increases Staff Because of Demand (ABC News)
• UK Artist Recreates 2,000 Years of Christian Art inside Church (AOA News)
• Florida Students Learn Filmmaking and Morality at Catholic Summer Camp (Florida Times-Union)
• The Saint John's Bible - By Art Director (St. John's)
• Commercial for Creation Museum (Video)
• Nazarene's Heading to Oklahoma City Museum of Art (Nazarene Communications Network)
• Kehinde Wiley's "Saint Francis of Paola" at the Toledo Museum of Art (AOA News)
• 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow has been marked by Google Doodle (The Telegraph)
• Vatican Says Church Art Tourists Must Learn Inspiration Behind the Art (Catholic News Service)
• The Hidden Treasures in Local Churches (The Telegraph)
• Can There Be Only One Bible for Christians? (USA Today)

OTHER RELATED ARTS:

• NEA Grant Seeks to Use Art to Bridge Religious Differences (The Portland Daily Sun)
• Discover The Gift (Official Trailer)
• 911 Museum Passes Now Available (AOA News)
• “Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria (Commercial)
• Indianapolis Museum Takes Peek at Life of African Sacred Rulers (Indianapolis Star)
• Thornton Dial Show at Atlanta’s Bill Lowe Gallery (AOA News)
• Comedian Stephen Colbert Evangelizes “Believing Brain” Author (Comedy Channel)
• Film Director Steps Out on Ledge With New Atheist Movie (Christian Century)
• Anti-opera Review: "Jerry Springer: The Opera" (LA Times)
• Jerry Springer, the Opera: It's Just Art, or is it? (Spero News)
• Patrick King's 'Star Wars' Art Gets Imperially Religious (Comic Alliance)

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