SABBATH ART | NEWS IN REVIEW

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Tahlib, A.O.A.

"ONE NATION UNDER GOD" (above) by Jon McNaughton, and other religious and spiritual arts news stories of the past week are listed below. The stories are grouped into five faith categories: Buddhist; Hindu; Islamic; Christian; and Other.

BUDDHIST:

• Harvard Welcomes Chinese Religious Art Expert, James Robson (USC US-China Institute)
• Transcendental Transmission in Bangkok (Bangkok Post)

HINDU:

• Book Review: "Living Traditions in Indian Art" (The Hindu)
• Holy Man, Sai Baba laid to rest in India (Deccan Chronicle)
• Sudarshan Pattnaik - Sand Sculpture Honors Hindu Holy Man Sathya Sai Baba (AP/NPR)
• Announcement of Passing of Spiritual Guru Sathya Sai Baba (Video News)

ISLAMIC:

• Saudi Artist Achieves Auction Record (Arab News)

CHRISTIAN:

• "One Nation Under God" Pulled From Mormon College Bookstore (Dessert News)
• Danish Artworks Resonate with Mormons (KSL News)
• 10-foot Religious Mosaic Mysteriously Appears Near San Diego (KABC-TV)
• Ascension Press Updates Catholic Study Guide (Earned Media)
• Jeremy Cowart's Portrait of Christ, via Video (CIVA)
• Pittsburgh Mural is USA's 2nd Largest of the Ascension of Christ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
• Impact of Playing the Role of Jesus During Holy Week (Indianapolis Star)
• An Overview of the Mormon Church in Indiana (Mormon Temple)
• Tom de Freston's new altar reredo "Desposition and Resurrection" (AOA)
• Anonymous Artist Creates Online Defense of "Piss Christ" (Reportage)
• Book Review: A New Definitive History of Christian Art in “Ars Sacra” (Big Think)
• Who Wrote the Books of the Bible? (Chronically Christian)
• Russian Jeweler Takes Inspiration From Orthodox Church (St. Petersburg Times)
• Artist Scott LoBaido: Victory from the Right to Hate (Staten Island Advance)
• Easter at Atlanta's Sister Louisa's Church (Creative Loafing)
• "How Great Thou Art" by Carried Underwood and Vince Gill (YouTube)
• Blessed Art Thou: A Celebration of Mary in Art and Story on May 18 (Mercer Space)
• Nicollo Cosmes Love for Christian Icons Earns Intl Award (GMA News)
• King James Bible to be 400 on May 1st (Metro)
• San Jose Museum of Art to Present R. Crumb's "Genesis" (Press Release)

OTHER/INTERFAITH:

• Art Review: Liza Lou in California (Los Angeles Times)
• NJ Artist Michelle Romanelli Paints Toward the Light (Daily Record)
• Religious Art on Display at Michigan's Artworks Through April 30 (Big Rapids Press)
• Hunter Reynolds: Art as Survival in the Age of AIDS (Huffington Post)