SABBATH ART | NEWS IN REVIEW

ARTWORK OF THE WEEK:

"Genesis: Informal Universe" series by Enzo Manara (sample above) on view at Kuwait's Museum of Modern Art, and other religious and spiritual arts news of the past week are listed below. The week's news stories are grouped into five faith categories: Buddhist; Christian; Islamic; Jewish; and Other.

BUDDHIST:

• Artist Li Di's 20-year Retrospective Exhibition in Beijing (Global Times)
• Tibetan Monk's Sand Art Spreads Peace at Bryn Athyn's Glencairn Museum (Video News)
• Race to Save Buddhist Relics in Bin Laden's Former Camp (The Art Newspaper)
• Tie Ying, Chinese Artist for the World (Global Times)

CHRISTIAN:

• Spokane, WA Exhibit Explores Fritz Eichenberg's Mastery of Social Commentary (Catholic Sentinel)
• Gay "Passion of Christ" Series Runs Online (QNotes)
• A Clancy Prize Goes to the Portrait of St. Mary (Northern District Times)
• Religious Art Show in N.E. Pennsylvania Church this Weekend (Erie Times-News)
• Archbishop Conti on the rebirth of Glasgow’s St Andrew’s Cathedral (Heartland Scotland)
• Antwerp's Jan Fabre at Kröller-Müller Museum (ArtDaily)
• ‘Passion In Venice’ On View At Museum Of Biblical Art In NYC (Antiques & the Arts)
• "Sinners and Saints" Exhibition to Open (The Hub)
• "Piss Christ" Creator Andres Serrano at Phoenix Museum of Art (New Phoenix Times)
• Without a Prayer by Tyler Green (ArtInfo)
• Warm Welcome for 8,400-lb Virgin Mary Statue (Chicago Sun-Times)
• Why Veil the Cross During Passiontide? (New Theological Movement)
• Film Claims Discovery of Nails from Jesus's Cross (Rueters)
• Ground Zero Cross on the Move Again (Houston Belief)
• Communist Artform that Replaced Russian Religious Icons is Fading (Associated Press)
• Wanted: Faithful Catholic Artists for U.S. (Catholic Sentinel)
• The Return of the Religious in Contemporary Art (Huffington Post)
• Lady Gaga Judas Video Incites the Wrath of Catholic Leaque (Purple Revolver)
• Loopy Show, Tells Drama of Mormon Missions (NYTimes)
• A New Bible Museum for Dallas? (Washington Times)

HINDU:

• India's Famous Ajmer Sharif Dargah Turning into Eco-Friendly Shrine (Washington Bangla Radi)
• Himachal Temples to Melt Holy Gold (Mangalorean)
• Dutch Spiritual Artist Pieter Weltevrede is Gaga Over Ganga (Hindustan Times)
• Traces of Divine in Indian Tattoos (Dawn)
• India's Religious Art Back into Mainstream (Deccan Chronicle)

ISLAMIC:

• Bahais Unveil Newly Renovated Shrine in Israel (Canadian Press)
• "Word of God" Series at Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette)
• Islamic Rape Depiction is Reason for Art Director's Firing (Bloomberg News)

JEWISH:

• Slotin Auction to Sell Collection of Scalora Folk Art (Auction Central News)
• Pro Teams Adding Religious Days to Promotional Plans (USA Today)
• Giving a Haggadah a Makeover (NYTimes)

OTHER:

• 'Glowing light' of Giblin's Work in Exhibit at Pennsylvania Gallery (Pocono Record)
• Church of Holy Colors Going Strong After a Year (Florida Alligator)
• Texas Firm Designs Unique Korean Church (Beck PR)
• River Goddess Inspires Nigeria's 'Mama Nike' to Empower Women Through Art (CNN)
• Australian Artist Chad Swanson Crucifes a Serpent (@ArtofChad)
• Jennifer Ewing's Boats of Spiritual Passage (San Francisco Examiner)
• The Visual Power of Voodoo Statuary (Time Magazine)
• Voodoo, Death and NYC (NYTimes)
• Art Gallery Review: Xue Contemporary Gallery in Dallas (Pegusus News)
• Contemporary Minimalist Artist & Spiritualist John McCraken Dies at 76 (LATimes)
• Museum of Modern Art in Kuwait Presents an Exhibition of Enzo Manara "Genesis" (ArtDaily)