RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

AOA NEWS
By Tahlib

CHINESE NEW YEAR, while officially tomorrow January 23rd is the Talk of Week in the Religious Art world (and the rest of the Art world too), and what better way to celebrate than with NYC artist Zhang Huan's "Confucius"(above) now on view in China. His exhibition at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai entitled Q Confucius (runs through Jan. 29, 2012) asks where is the sense of spiritual belonging for contemporary Chinese? It is indicative (perhaps) of a change in attitudes inside China about its great religious past including Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism. Listed below is a curated selection of art news stories of the past week from the five largest world religions, plus an "other" mix of related news.

BUDDHIST ART:

• Controversial artist Zhang Huan on display in China (Asia Society)
• Preview: January 23rd is the Chinese New "Year of the Dragon" (AOA News)
• "The Burning Monk" photo colorized by artist Sanna Dullaway (Daily Mail)

HINDU ART:

• Dancing Shiva X-rayed by Rijksmuseum: Indian masterpiece shown to be solid bronze (ArtDaily)
• Explore the symbolism of the broom in the Hindu religion (Hindu Blog)

ISLAMIC ART:

• Muslim Angels on display in Jerusalem (Bangstyle)

JEWISH ART:

• Artist Sofiya Inger opened at IIC Gallery in Indianapolis (AOA News)

CHRISTIAN ART:

• Book Trailer: "Noah Primeval" (Godawa YouTube)
• Artist Chris Koelle completed all Revelation final art revisions (@ChrisKoelle on Twitter)
• Freedom Center kicked off MLK day in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Herald)
• Atheist, and Cultural Historian asks, "Should art really only be, for art's sake?" (The Guardian)

OTHER RELIGIONS:

• Video: Movie Review: "Underworld: Awakening" (AOA News)
• Video: Niccolo Cosme's "Resplendor (the blinding light)" (Andreivenal's YouTube)

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