James Elkins: "On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art"

Keynote Address from the 2008 Biola Art Symposium, "On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art". Featuring Dr. James Elkins, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. From March 15, 2008.

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Education

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• Biola
• Art
• Symposium
• 2008
• Faith
• Religion in Contemporary Art
• James Elkins

[devotedViolet]

is there any power point presentation about this? i wish it is available in the video.. I found it hard to keep up with him, especially with the vast knowledge he posses in art.

[BiolaUniversity]

Sorry....we don't have the powerpoint presentation that he used. The video is the best we can do.

[jayadevyoga]

Also, I never thought of Andreas Serrano's "Piss Christ" or Chris Ofili's "The Holy Virgin Mary" as anti-religious at all, but profoundly spiritual.

[jayadevyoga]

Fascinating presentation. I was always attracted/repulsed by the kitsch factor in mass-produced Hindu art. I started painting abstract designs based on the Om symbol as an extension of meditation. Have been to many major museums in the world and have studied some art history but am mostly ignorant of current trends in art theory. This lecture was enlightening. The ISKCON "Bull Slaughters Man" image has always fascinated me -- as have ISKCON artists' depictions of deities and their avatars.

[JimmyandMargaret]

@romanyj Wow, harsh! I update the lecture all the time -- the idea is to air problems and themes that still aren't resolved.

[xZOUix]

i liked it

[romanyj]

He gives this talk everywhere - year after year. he's still giving it in 2010. Same old, same old!!!!

[julyabr]

You will be able to see pictures from the 8th minute, just wait till than. The lecture is great!