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Vatican Seeks to Reassert its Dominant Role as Art Patron

VOICE OF AMERICA
By Jean Di Marino
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican - once the world’s premier art patron - is again reaching out to artists, organizing an exhibit of contemporary works. Sixty living artists, including two Americans, were invited to reflect on the theme of truth and charity. U.S. artist Max Cole, 75, was one of them. She found herself shaking hands with Pope Benedict while standing in front of the painting she submitted to the Vatican's exhibit. “I thank you very much for embracing the spirit of art and the artist,” she said to the pontiff. PHOTO: Max Cole's "Saltflat". [link]
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Ernest O. Britton said…
It'll take much more than a few art exhibits for the Vatican to reassert its dominant role as premeir art patron. It will take actually purchasing and commissioniong the work of artists. It's all well and good for a great religious work to be created, perhaps as a statement of faith, but only the marketplace determines whether that work stands the test of time. Who determines the marketplace? You, me, the Pope, (the government of Kuwait) all of us who can and should be purchasing religious artwork.
Sun Jul 24, 07:53:00 AM EDT
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