Memento Mori in Contemporary Art: Theologies of Lament and Hope

ISBN-13: 9781032083131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 260 str.

Taylor Worley

Opis

This book explores how four contemporary artists—Francis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Robert Gober, and Damien Hirst—pursue the question of death through their fraught appropriations of Christian imagery.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction: Theologies of Death in Contemporary Art  Chapter 2. Love and Death: Francis Bacon’s Crucifixions  Chapter 3. Life after Death: Joseph Beuys’ Re-enchantment of Art  Chapter 4. Fearing Death: Robert Gober’s False Blasphemy  Chapter 5. Laughing at Death: The Grim Comedy of Damien Hirst  Chapter 6. Conclusion: Living Death

O autorze

Taylor Worley is Associate Professor of Faith and Culture at Trinity International University, USA. His scholarly projects center on theological explorations in the visual arts and film. He has co-edited three books including, Contemporary Art and the Church (2017), Dreams, Doubt, and Dread (2016) and Theology, Aesthetics, and Culture (2012).