An impassioned critique of contemporary art and its often overlooked spirituality as shown in the work of four leading artists.
1. Financialization of Art 2. Fat: Living Art 3. Creative Morphogenesis 4. Creation of the World 5. Cure of Ground 6. After thought Notes Credits and Permissions Index
Mark C. Taylor is professor of religion, chair of the Department of Religion, and codirector of the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including, most recently, Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities; Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Dying and Living; and After God.
By its inventive hybridization of traditional academic specialties, Mark C. Taylor's work as a whole has forced questions which few other present-day writers, especially in America, have been able to do. In this regard, Refiguring the Spiritual is not simply a significant contribution to a specific field, but to the arts and letters in total. -- Carl Raschke, University of Denver, and senior editor, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory Promiscuously interdisciplinary, Mark C. Taylor weaves together a multitude of sources in Refiguring the Spiritual-taking from poetry, art history, critical theory, philosophy, science, economics, and theology-and demonstrates how the visual arts can reveal fundamental truths about existence in the world-a world that lies beyond the limits of mimetic representation and language. -- Nancy Spector, deputy director and chief curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation In a climate in which the art market is continuing to break records without explanation, Mark C. Taylor offers a unique parallel between the workings of finance and the fine art arena. The initial pages of this book contain the clearest description I've read regarding the mechanics of finance in this new millennium. Moreover, Taylor's appreciation of work by Jim Turrell and Andy Goldsworthy, two of my favorite artists, caught me completely off guard with his philosophic depth and aesthetic sensitivity, all from recounted personal experiences. -- Stephen Hannock, painter Taylor leaves readers to wonder if "art might redeem the world." Recommended. Choice a book that will stimulate and provoke to a deeper engagement with the works discussed. -- George Pattison Art and Christianity
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