Religion and Art in the Heart of Modern Manhattan
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1970s
Amy Levin Weiss
Arnaldo Pomodoro
art and religion
Ayla Lepine
Carol Herselle Krinsky
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chapels
Citicorp Center
Citicorp Tower
cultural studies
De Kooning
Elaine De Kooning
Elizabeth Steele Halstead
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Frank Burch Brown
Graham Howes
interdisciplinary art religion scholarship
jazz and spirituality studies
Jazz Community
Jazz Ministry
John D. Witvliet
John W. Cook
Kiki Smith
Laurie Wilson
Lella Vignelli
liturgical art innovation
Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson Chapel
Lutheranism
Mark Sumner Harvey
Massimo Vignelli
modern architecture
modern art
modern design
modern ecclesiastical architecture
Modern Jewish Artists
Nevelson Chapel
Nevelson's Work
Nevelson’s Work
New York City
Notre Dame De Toute
Peter's Church
Peter's Lutheran Church
Peter’s Church
Peter’s Lutheran Church
Pietro Belluschi
Presbyterian Church USA
Ralph E. Peterson
Round Windows
sacred space design
Saint Peter's Church
Saint Peter’s Church
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Temple Beth El
twentieth century
twentieth-century sculpture
United States
urban religious communities
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Vignelli Associates
Willem De Kooning
Product details
- ISBN 9781472424730
- Weight: 839g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 28 Dec 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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"When you're in New York" the sculptor Louise Nevelson once said, "you're in perpetual resurrection." She might have said the same thing about St. Peter's Lutheran Church, set in the heart of midtown Manhattan. In the 1970s the church made a radical move, scrapping its neo-gothic building for a sleek modern structure in the shadow of a skyscraper. The transformation was not just architectural. Inside, Nevelson created a shimmering chapel, while over the years artists and designers such as Willem de Kooning, Kiki Smith, and Massimo and Lella Vignelli produced works for the sanctuary. This fusion of modern art, architecture, and design was complemented by an innovative jazz ministry, including funerals for Billy Strayhorn and John Coltrane, and performances by Duke Ellington and other jazz legends. For the first time, this volume examines the astounding cultural output of this single church. Just as importantly, the story of St. Peter's serves as a springboard for wider reflections on the challenges and possibilities which arise when religion and art intersect in the modern city. Working from a wide range of disciplines, including art history, theology, musicology, and cultural studies, a distinguished group of scholars demonstrate that this church at the center of New York City deserves an equally central place in contemporary scholarship.
Dr. Aaron Rosen is the Lecturer in Sacred Traditions & the Arts at King’s College London. He is the author of Imagining Jewish Art and Art and Religion in the 21st Century.
