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By Tahlib

"LEONARDO LIVE" produced at the National Gallery in London is the Talk of Week.  On Thursday night in 500 movie theaters across the United States, Americans delighted in a novel movie experience about the blockbuster exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan,” which ended on Feb. 5. This fast-paced, celebrity packed, and often hectic movie journey provided an overview of over 60 paintings and drawings by Leonardo, including Giampietrino’s reproduction of “The Last Supper” (above). I look forward to the next such movie experience, and perhaps you will join us there too?

INTERFAITH MIX-UP:

• 5 Upcoming A&O Journeys in Search of Religion Through Art (Alpha Omega Arts)
• The Mob Museum: Blood, Booze, Jews & Catholics in Vegas (New York Times)
• Faith Plays a Role, in Abstract & Ancient Art in Houston (Houston Chronicle)
• Video: Alain de Botton's Atheism 2.0 (Ted Talks)
• Ethiopian Religious Art by Photographer Frank Janssens (Frank Focus)

BUDDHIST ART:

• Today is "Nirvana Day" Video Art for the Passing of Lord Buddha Śākyamuni  (涅磐 - Parinirvana)
• Today's Holy-day Art Preview: Nirvana Day is Feb. 15 | By Verneida Britton (Alpha Omega Arts)
• Today's Holy-day Art Preview: Nirvana Day is Feb. 15 | By Kai Daniels (Alpha Omega Arts)

HINDU ART:

• Hindu Photograph is Subject of Winning Entry for NJ Art Contest (The Record | NJ)

ISLAMIC ART:

• Saudi Writer Drives Muslims to Tears of Anger over his Creative Tweets (Rueters)

JEWISH ART:

• Art Exhibit: "Silent Witnesses: Synagogues Transformed, Rebuilt or Abandoned" (Jewish Art Salon)
• Trees and Judaism in San Francisco (Alpha Omega Arts)

CHRISTIAN ART:

• More Voodoo Photographs from Jordi Cohen, "Saut d'Eau Pilgrimmage (Sochor Photography)
• Nicki Minaj's "Vulgar" Grammys Exorcism Angers Catholic Leaque (E! Online)
• Happy Valentine's Day: Caravaggio's Cupid & the Erotic Festival of Lupercalia (ABC News)
• "Unbee-lievable!’ - Harlem Artist Goes from City Shelter to Chic Gallery (The NY Daily)
• Review: Leonardo’s London Blockbuster: The Movie (The New York Times)
• Final Week for Cincinnati! "Saint John's Bible" Ends Feb. 26th (Alpha Omega Arts)

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