RELIGIOUS ART | TALK OF WEEK

AOA NEWS
By Tahlib

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS new Islamic Art Gallery (above) is the A&O Talk of the Week as the public awaits the grand opening Tuesday, November 1st in New York City. This week's A&O trinity of questions are:

1. Will the MET's new galleries make a difference in understanding the Islamic faith? (Comment)
2. Name one thing you've learned about the Hindu faith's "Festival of Lights" (Diwali)? (Comment)
3. When will the winning artwork for the 4th annual A&O Prize be announced? November 1, 2011

Listed below are the other news stories of the past week from the world of religious art. The stories are grouped by the five largest faith traditions, with an additional category for other/interfaith.

BUDDHIST ART:

• Buddhist Monks Create Healing Art, Displayed in Virginia College (ABC 13)
• Art from Zen Masters and More, at Florida's Morikami Museum (Palm Beach Post)

HINDU ART:

• Diwali 2011: 5 Things to Know about the Indian "Festival of Lights" (International Business Times)
• Student's Indian-Style Artwork to Celebrate Diwalian Festival (Daily Echo)

ISLAMIC ART:

• 19th Century Painting of Delhi's Mosque under Hammer (The Hindu)
• 3-day International Seminar on Islamic Art Planned in India (ZEE News)
• NYC's Metropolitan Museum's New Islamic Art Galleries to Open (Fox NY)
• Iran's Ayatollah: Promoting Spirituality as the Goal of Art (Fars News Agency)
• Artist Farshchian and Iran's Culturati Rankled By MET's Ranking of Arab Countries (Tehran Times)
• PHOTO BLOG: New galleries for Islamic Art Treasures at the MET (MSNBC)
• Morgan Library Exhibit: A Window Into Islamic Art (Wall Street Journal)
• At the Met, a New Vision for Islam in Hostile Times (The New York Times)

JUDAICA FINE ART:

• Miami Congregation's Art Gallery Exhibit Explores Sukkot (Florida Jewish Journal)
• Russian Tall Ship Skips U.S. Port in Snub Linked to Jewish Case (Moscow Times)
• Book Review: A Woman's Tale of Faith & Art in Jerusalem 1911 (Jewish Journal)

CHRISTIAN ART:

• Holy Monstrance (Relic) from New Orleans to be Auctioned in NYC on Nov. 16 (The Times-Picayune)
• Cleveland Art Exhibit About Religious Women (Fox TV)
• NY Man's Possible Michelangelo on Display in Rome (Associated Press)
• Nazi Stolen St John Sculpture Returned to Jewish Heirs by German Museum (Bloomberg Business Week)
• Video: Kate Askegaard's "Pieta" in Millions of Dots (AOA News)
• Renowned Artists to Create Stations of the Cross for Lentfest 2012 (Scottish Catholic Observer)
• Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's "A Missionary Position" Postponed (AOA News)
• Fernando Botero returns to NYC with a Passion for Christ (AOA News)

RELATED ARTS:

• A&O Week Ahead | Indianapolis (AOA News)
• Colorful Coffins and Funerals to Die For (Wall Street Journal)
• Both Sides Now: The Blake Prize for Religious Art (ABC National Radio)
• New US Postage Stamps set for the Holidays (Associated Press)
• Hollywood's Lucy Liu Takes Her Artwork in London (The Guardian)
• Video: 360° 3D Mapping Projection of Paola Epifani (YouTube)
• Video: Occupy London - St Paul's Protest 15 October (Occupy LSX)

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