http://iconia.canonist.com Wherever faith meets art. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:34:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I may come back to visit, but for now, Iconia has moved to the Houston Chronicle. Check it out at http://blogs.chron.com/iconia/. http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/13/iconia-has-moved/ I'm delighted to see that my article on David Levine is linked on About.com's art history blog. http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/09/link-on-aboutcom/ I first connected with Kate Shellnutt on Twitter (where she has two handles). I was very excited to be a part of her article "This Muslim-American life: Allah and the Arts," which she wrote as a journalism student at Medill. Shellnutt has since graduated and now works on the Houston ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/09/interview-kate-shellnutt-web-producer-religion-blogger-houston-chronicle/ My review of the Canadian, Jewish artist appears in The Jewish Press. http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/06/peter-krauszs-no-mans-land-at-forum-gallery/ This post is part of a feature of critical responses to sermons by religious leaders. I wanted to share an interesting sermon that the rabbi at Mesorah D.C. delivered this past Friday night. The rabbi doesn't seem to post his sermons, so I am keeping him anonymous. The rabbi began by ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/04/mesorah-dc-parshat-vayechi/ It's a "truly exciting time: for contemporary Iranian and Middle Eastern art, at least according to this. Image on the right: a Chagall recently acquired by a Jewish museum in London. I'm not sure why the NY Times piece declares so assuredly that Chagall's use of the crucifixion motif was "is ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/03/email-and-rss-feed-news-roundup-13/ This post is part of a feature of critical responses to sermons by religious leaders. In Lon Solomon's 12/13/09 sermon (audio, video), the lead pastor at McLean Bible errs in his analysis of the story of Noah, and offers what is unfortunately a regular feature in his otherwise thought-provoking sermons: a ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2010/01/02/lon-solomon-people-jesus-met-part-28-the-wedding-in-cana-full-obedience/ UPDATE 1/1/10: My article on David Levine appears in the Forward, titled "David Levine, 83: Hailed as the 'King of Crosshatching,' Family and Friends Say He Was a Painter First." Artist David Levine has passed away, The New York Times reports. I am considering writing something longer about him, because I ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/29/rip-david-levine-83/ Germany to Egypt: Nefertiti too fragile to return. Vatican: Simpsons are "realistic & intelligent." (The Pope's OK too.) Amazing article by Benyamin Cohen on Jewish Christmas Eve (with references to rabbinic-ordained sex-free Dec. 24, tearing toilet paper, poker). Simon Wiesenthal Center apparently convinces eBay to cancel a sale of an Auschwitz-like sign. The ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-roundup/ Christmas icons and the ivory trade. With the economic downturn, book thefts are up, reports the NY Times. The most frequently stolen book? I'll give you a hint. It's a religious one. "Jewish art is like a pendulum, it swings back and forth, yes, no, maybe, yes," says 81-year-old artist Jo Milgrom, ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/21/book-theft-national-geographic-slip-ups-an-ash-buddha/ "I always say that people are either born as collectors or they don't collect at all," says Willy Lindwer, who evidently was born to collect Judaica and Israeli/Palestinian artifacts to the extent his wife "almost threw me out of the house." My article on Camille Pissarro, rebbe of the Impressionists, appears ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/20/myjewishlearningcom-article-on-pissarro-born-collectors-biblical-women-holy-pictures/ As a reader of the YouVersion bible on my BlackBerry, I received the following email: Way to go, YouVersion users! Together, you've spent one billion minutes reading the Bible on your mobile device. It's pretty exciting to see so many of you reading God's word consistently because you always have ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/19/mobile-readers-clock-1b-minutes-on-youversion/ The above image comes from the Md.-based STILLLIFE. Here's the caption: "Clockwise: Eric Parnes 'Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll' (in Farsi) neon sign 18"x20" 2008. Jean Pierre Ramos 'Men's shirt' vegetable ivory button, 2009. Jean Pierre Ramos 'Behind the Scenes' 2009. Eric Parnes 'KFC' acrylic on canvas 8" x ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/19/eric-robert-parnes-jean-pierre-ramos-at-stilllife/ The Israel Museum has received $12m from the Mandel family, which, in part, will provide for a wing that combines Jewish religious and secular objects. [NY Times Arts Beat] This will be interesting to watch, as it is a rare exhibition space that actually manages to seamlessly present ritual and ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/19/email-and-rss-feed-news-roundup-1219/ In his most recent talk on SermonAudio.com titled "At the Price of God's Own Blood," renowned pastor John Piper (of Desiring God) starts by discussing 18th century German Moravian bishop Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Piper speaks of von Zinzendorf's trip to Dusseldorf, where he saw "Ecce Homo" by Italian painter ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/18/john-piper-on-domenico-fetis-ecce-homo/ Oral Roberts, founder and first president of Oral Roberts University, has died today at 91. In honor of Roberts, I had a look at the page for ORU's studio art major. Here's a nice passage: "The Art Department at ORU recognizes art is an expression of an individual's beliefs and endeavors ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/15/rip-oral-roberts-4/ I was very sad to learn that Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe (synagogue website), passed away yesterday in Israel. Here is one thing about the Rebbe that I did not know: "In 1943, Horowitz marched to Washington to ask President Franklin D. Roosevelt to save the Jews of Europe ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/06/note-on-the-passing-of-the-bostoner-rebbe/ Short answer, no. http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/06/did-william-blake-know-hebrew-kabbalah/ For AIDS day, SLU's MOCRA observes a "Day Without Art" with a painting based on St. Christopher (who carried Christ across a river). See also a post from Jesus in Love Blog. A columnist says he'd like to see a monument celebrating the Christian iconoclasts. At first I thought the piece ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/01/aids-day-honoring-iconoclasts-googline-iraqi-art/ Review link. http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/12/01/robert-frank-at-the-metropolitan-museum/ My review appears in The Jewish Press here. http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/11/14/tobi-kahn-at-new-yorks-museum-of-biblical-art/ After getting some very generous coverage from the Washington Post and NBC for my (and my colleagues') social media use at GW, there has been a good deal more momentum. I am involved in the new Association for Social Media and Higher Education, which is hosting an event on Nov. ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/11/07/my-recent-interviews-on-social-media/ Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, on the church and art: "We are a bit like estranged relatives; there has been a divorce." Haitham Eid (see here, here) writes that he has some paintings on exhibit on Nov. 11 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the JW ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/11/07/vatican-art-digital-koran-jewish-pop-art/ A bit surprised to see that Leo Frank is trending on Google. Don't know who he is? Wiki. And here's where you can find info on Jason Robert Brown's great album for Parade. http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/11/02/leo-frank-trending/ My column appears in The Jewish Press. http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/10/29/hyman-blooms-unreal-rabbis/ My review of Pre-Raphaelite painter Simeon Solomon appears on MyJewishLearning.com with the subheading, "This painter of biblical scenes, who died in shame and obscurity, is undergoing a revival." http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/10/20/my-review-of-simeon-solomon/ I first connected with Matt Poulton, founder and director of social marketing at www.Latterdailyart.com, on Twitter (his handle: @latterdailyart. You can read more about Latterdaily art on this page. Poulton stresses something that should be obvious, but I've added it just in case, "The answers I give below are my ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/10/20/interview-matt-poulton-founder-director-of-social-marketing-latterdailyartcom/ A "ghost of a fingerprint" is apparently da Vinci's. WaPo's Blake Gopnik likes the Obamas' WH art selections so much he practically awards a Nobel; not so Terry Teachout. I'm with TT (and TG). RIP Warhol photographer Nat Finkelstein (a Jew? no word from Wikipedia, yes according to this book), born in ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/10/16/news-roundup-1016-a-new-da-vinci-obama-curator/ I am quoted in The Washington Post story "College's Staff Is All Thumbs -- and Proud of It." The story also got attention from NBC. Since the first story appeared, I have been hearing from several people working on social media strategies at different schools around the country, and it's ... http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/10/15/quote-in-washington-post-on-social-media/ My column appears in The Jewish Press. http://iconia.canonist.com/2009/10/15/does-america-need-another-holocaust-museum/