| #1854222 in Books | 2004-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 4 | 9.00 x6.25 x.50l, | File type: PDF | 198 pages||5 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| A fascinating, but ultimately rather disappointing, look at the contemporary art scene|By mianfei|Among many critics, it is popularly thought that religion has no place in cutting-edge culture and indeed that it stands as a major impediment to creative art because of the moral restraints it places on the use of explicit imagery. In "Postmodern Heretics: Catholic Imagination in
The art controversies emerging in the Culture War in the U.S, involved artists from Catholic roots like Mapplethorpe, Serrano, Finley, and Gober; additionally, those who avoided notoriety with responses ranging from belief to outright rejection also reflect a sense of body and sexuality that is distinctly Catholic.
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Postmodern Heretics: Catholic Imagination in Contemporary Art | Eleanor Heartney. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
