RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

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By TAHLIB

A runner finished the grueling 26.1 mile Big Sur marathon, through snow and rain, heat and cold; and someone asked him who had won? He responded, “I’m not trying to be corny, but everybody won.” That's why I love Marathons, and this February as thousands contentedly walk away with medals earned at marathons, no one will care who won. Unlike the nasty competition of the Super Bowl, Olympics, debates, wars and politics which focus on someone's gain and another's loss, Marathons remind us of the beauty of community, and that's why "Shaper of Beauty" (above) by Andrew Kosorok is my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: Golden light and shadow in Japanese deity paintings [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Carl Bloch blockbuster switches out paintings in Utah [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: "Yoga: The Art of Transformation" at the Smithsonian [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Keir Collection acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art [More News]
• Judaic Art of Week: 1,000 sacred Torah's rescued by the Monuments Men [More News]

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