Curation: Religious Expression and the Secular State
Spirituality in Modern Art - The Immaterial Frame from Kandinsky to Motherwell - Jewell Homad Johnson
Jewell Homad Johnson [+]
University of Sydney
Dr Jewell Homad Johnson held a MA and PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Sydney. An exhibiting artist since 1982, Johnson’s academic work is informed by her art practice and experience as a director/scenographer in theatre, television, and film.
Description
Reflecting on the spiritual histories that this study has unearthed and those false histories that have been justly critiqued, Chapter Seven considers the role of the secular state in perpetuating these errors and omissions. Why has it been necessary for contemporary religious artists to pander to controversy or otherwise clothe their spiritual art in a secular disguise?