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Roundup: A “New Twist” on Holocaust Restitution

March 4th, 2008 by Menachem Wecker

  • [Jesus in Love Blog] A depiction of Mohammad as a gay man is being censored amidst death threats to the artist.
  • [WSJ] Stealing vs. “forced sale”: a “new twist” on Holocaust restitution.
  • [Abbey of the Arts] A fantastic interview with Jan Richardson, who says, “I’ve come to think of my creative work as an ongoing process of lectio divina, a Greek term for sacred reading.”
  • [Sky Arts, via artsWOM] “An Introduction to Islamic Art” from curators of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

  • (Image: Emily Corbato’s “In The Beginning,” Fredya Miller’s “The Naked Tree,” and Marcia Annenberg’s “Elegy” from “In The Beginning” at the Women’s Museum of Dallas. See Tyler Paper.)
  • [Washington Post] Ben Summerford’s work can be tracked “back to 17th-century Holland (where Protestantism drove religious art from fashion, and still lifes of the tabletop appeared to fill the gap).”

  • [Times, UK] From a piece on “What works of art would best represent earthlings to men from Mars?” one expert picks two religious works.
  • [Quadrivium] From the best posts of Feb. 2008: “What is Christian Art?“
  • [Lufkin Daily News] John Birkelbach’s work addresses the Christian symbol of the Dogwood.

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