Beyond blasphemy or devotion: art,the secular,and Catholicism in Paris |
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Authors: | Elayne Oliphant |
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Institution: | New York University, 726 Broadway, Suite 554, New York, NY, 10003, USA |
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Abstract: | In this article I explore the relationship between the secular and ‘cultural’ Catholicism in France through the lens of a contemporary art exhibit displayed at a new project of the French Catholic Church. Visitors’ varied responses to the exhibit, I argue, ultimately reinforced the organizers’ claim that the activities that occur within this ‘non‐religious’ space of the French church are self‐evident aspects of a broadly recognizable and ‘secular’ French or European culture. |
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