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Waiting for the End of the World: Eschatology and Art 1939-Present

Type: Conferences & Symposia [View all]
Posted by: Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art
Deadline: Wed, February 13th, 2019

 

The Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art (ASCHA) is pleased to announce:

 

Waiting for the End of the World: Eschatology and Art 1939-Present

 

Monday, February 11 — 6:30PM-9:30PM 


 

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 — 6:30PM-9:30PM 


 

Immediately before CAA!

 

 

Department of Art History, New York University, New York City

 

 

 

Symposium schedule and registration here:

 

https://christianityhistoryart.org/upcoming.html

 

 

 

Since the end of the Second World War, historical forces and personal motivations compelled many artists, working across a spectrum of materials and visual methods, to directly employ or obliquely reference themes of the Last Judgment and the Apocalypse. The Last Judgment described in the sacred texts of the Abrahamic religions threatens damnation and promises redemption for both the individual and society. This symposium will explore the way that apocalyptic beliefs and imagery have informed the work of avant-garde artists.

 

Posted on Fri, November 9th, 2018
Expires on Wed, February 13th, 2019

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