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Tag Archives: icons
Che!
The cult of Che Guevara (all those posters and tee-shirts, not to speak of the recent movie hagiography) is a persistent—and rather annoying—reminder of the way that the crimes of communism still rank oddly low in the popular imagination. But … Continue reading →
Magical thinking watch: Housing crisis chapter
Religious goods stores have been doing a record business in St. Joseph statues. Buried in the garden of a home for sale, the doll allegedly helps the house to find a buyer. (We are not told where you put the icon … Continue reading →
The Mysteries of Faith
A xeroxed announcement appeared in the mail room of my Manhattan apartment building a while ago: “Our Lady of Fatima Visits Our Parish.” The notice had a photo of one of those creepy painted sculptures of Mary with oversized, tear-encrusted … Continue reading →
Religious Art
Heather, I’ll admit to being a fan of quite a lot of religious art from the masterpieces of the (early) Renaissance to the blood, bile and hellfire of some of the Flemish to, for that matter, the radiant gloom of … Continue reading →
Where’d all the religious art go, and who misses it?
While in Boston this weekend for the opening night performance of L’Incoronazione di Poppea at the Boston Early Music Festival (an elegant, historically sensitive production, created, like all of BEMF’s work, in conscious rejection of the ignorant narcissism of Regietheater) … Continue reading →