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Available
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Publication
Palgrave Macmillan (2015), Edition: 2014, 278 pages
Description
This book demonstrates that numerous prominent artists in every period of the modern era were expressing spiritual interests when they created celebrated works of art. This magisterial overview insightfully reveals the centrality of an often denied and misunderstood element in the cultural history of modern art.
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LibraryThing member giovannigf
Spretnak does a tremendous job convincing you that the subject of spirituality in modern art has not only been neglected in the art world, but actively suppressed. While she stretches credibility a handful of times (for example, her chief argument for claiming Le Corbusier as a spiritual architect
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is that his uncle and some of his friends were Freemasons), the number of well-documented examples she presents really live up to the book's subtitle. I don't consider myself spiritual at all, but I recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone wanting to better understand the origins of modern art. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
9.25 inches
ISBN
1137569697 / 9781137569691