Reclaiming the Spiritual in Art

Dawn Perlmutter is Assistant Professor of Art and Philosophy at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Debra Koppman is Assistant Professor of Art at John F. Kennedy University.

"Varied, vigorous, and challenging, this multifaceted work succeeds in making a compelling case for the reviving and sustaining force of the spiritual in contemporary art. The book ranges from theoretical issues to studies of particular artists, and brings together many different strands, each of which offers its own contribution to the sacred in art. Both in its breadth and originality, Reclaiming the Spiritual in Art vividly illuminates the aesthetic power of the sacred." — Arnold Berleant, Long Island University"The best thing about this book is its willingness to question once again the relationship between art and the sacred, a relation that has been too much neglected in contemporary scholarship. The topic is most certainly significant and needs all the attention it can get, and this book gives it some. It is crucially important for literary studies, for philosophy, and for religious studies." — James S. Hans, author of Contextual Authority and Aesthetic Truth

• Acknowledgments IntroductionDawn Perlmutter and Debra Koppman 1. The Subjugation of the Spiritual in ArtDawn Perlmutter 2. Venus/Intra-Venus: Art against and as the BodyCrispin Sartwell 3. Mickey, Minnie, and Mecca: Destination Disney World, Pilgrimage in the Twentieth CenturyCher Krause Knight 4. Feminist RevisionsDebra Koppman 5. (Dis)integration as Theory and Method in an Artmaking PracticeSusan Shantz 6. Between the Sacred and the Profane: The Altars of Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean TinguelyAndrew Doerr 7. Multiple Visions: Revisioning Aesthetics in a Pluralist AmericaDebra Koppman 8. Blood Relations: Jose Bedia, Joseph Beuys, David Hammons, and Ana MendietaMelissa E. Feldman 9. Malice Green Did Like Jesus: A Detroit Miracle StoryJanice Mann 10. Postmodern Idolatry: The Media and Violent Acts of ParticipationDawn Perlmutter 11. Thou Art: The Continuity of Religious Ideology in Modern and Postmodern Theory and PracticeDebra Koppman Contributors Index