Art: Spirituality in Contemporary Art

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles is hosting an art exhibit with the title: The S-Word: The State of 'Spirituality' in Contemporary Art. It is running from April 21 through August 24, 2007.

Here is the description:
The Cathedral Fine Arts Committee presents 'The S-Word: The State of 'spirituality' in contemporary Art, exhibited at the Cathedral Arts Chapel. Including the works of ten artists: Lynn Aldrich, Sandow Birk, Rob Clayton, Einer & Jamex de la Torre, Daniel M. Diaz, John Frame, Laura Lasworth, Ruth Weisberg and Patty Wickman.

My reaction to contemporary art ranges from: that's profound to that's a pile of junk to what is it!

Contemporary art more so than "traditional" art is context dependent. Thus, items being displayed in a church with an exhibition title as described above provides a context for the art. As such the net result for the observer is now a combination of:
(1) the artist intentions to the degree it is apparent in the art object
(2) the context of its display which influences the mindset of the viewer
(3) the experiences and perspective the viewer brings to the occasion.

I hope to check it out sometime soon and blog it up here!