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By Tahlib

"DO NOT DESTROY" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is the Talk of Week, especially for those moved by this week's Koran burning protests in Afghanistan. The tragic headlines from  Afghanistan look all too familiar and by the second day, killings and shootings over the Koran (Quran) burning began to be reported. Back in California, the exhibition Do Not Destroy: Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought, whose title is is taken from a commandment in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 20:19), seeks to remind us of the peril that comes from the wanton destruction of war. Maybe if we were listening to these artists, versus political leaders, we would stop destroying the trees, the holy-books, and the people too.

INTERFAITH MIX-UP:

• Video: ‘In Between’ builds mystical world in Oakland gallery (The Daily Californian)
• Christian vs. Muslim Chess Sets: A New Method of Conflict Resolution (Alpha Omega Arts)
• Artist Quote of Week: "God is really another artist..." ~ Pablo Picasso (Alpha Omega Arts)
• The story behind the World Press Photo: Today's Michelangelo's Pieta (BBC News)
• Burning Man Festival Ticket Update (Burning Man Blog)

BUDDHIST ART:

• Art Review: The Buddha in the center of the room at MFAH (Culture MAP)

HINDU ART:

• Over 200 deities to gather for Mandi Shivratri (Hill Post)

ISLAMIC ART:

• Quran burning angers Afghans; U.S. vows probe (CBS News)
• Artistic culture: BYU issues invitation to See Islamic Art up close at 'Beauty and Belief" (Daily Herald)

JEWISH ART:

• Trees and Judaism in San Francisco (Alpha Omega Arts)
• New exhibition, "Archie Granot: The Papercut Haggadah" at Museum of Contemporary Religious Arts (MOCRA Blog)
• Art exhibit explores nature themes for Jewish holiday (The Daily Californian)

CHRISTIAN ART:

• Final Day for Cincinnati! "Saint John's Bible" Ends Feb. 26th (Alpha Omega Arts)
• Art review: Pop! goes religion in Legaspi's 'Pop Idols' exhibit (GMA News)
• Walt Disney's God Dream for American Believers (DisneyDreamer)
• In honor of Contemporary Religious Artist, Andy Warhol (Feb. 22, 1987)
• The Mystery of Christ Crucified | Art by David Mach (Artway)
• Dubious $4.3-Million Michelangelo Becomes an Icon of Government Waste in Italy (ArtInfo)
• Ash Wednesday Art | by Jennife Khoshbin (Alpha Omega Arts)

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