Memento Mori in Contemporary Art - 9780367029562

Taylor & Francis

Memento Mori in Contemporary ArtTheologies of Lament and Hope\nAuthor(s): Taylor Worley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367029562, 978-0367029562\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how four contemporary artistsFrancis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Robert Gober, and Damien Hirstpursue the question of death through their fraught appropriations of Christian imagery. Each artist is shown to not only pose provocative theological questions, but also to question the abilities of theological speech to adequately address current attitudes to death. \n\nWhen set within a broader theological context around the thought of death, Bacons works invite fresh readings of the New Testaments narration of the betrayal of Christ, and Beuys works can be appreciated for the ways they evoke Resurrection to envision possible futures for Germany in the aftermath of war. Gobers immaculate sculptures and installations serve to create alternative religio.