The everyday connotations of the original, the real, sincere, valid, historical or deep are well-known, and the opposite of the authentic may then be the superficial, false, not-what-it-seems, or just new. Nonetheless 'the real thing' is still a fruitful starting point to analyze changes in the post-digital society. Digital technology is embedded in almost every personal relationship, in labour conditions, and in aesthetic practices. What does this mean for the 'authentic'? To unfold the nuan...

Moderne beeldende kunst neigt vaak naar het religieuze, het spirituele, het mystieke. Tegelijk zoekt moderne religiositeit dikwijls de beeldende kunst bewust op. Wat trekt kunst en religie tot elkaar aan? In het centrale essay van deze bundel, Heilige crisis, benadert Marc De Kesel die vraag vanuit de crisis waarin de moderne beeldende kunst volgens hem verkeert. Dat moderne kunst naar het religieuze neigt, kan gezien worden als een poging die crisis te bezweren. En voor de religie geldt niet...

Since 1945 the modern revolution in sculpture has gathered pace, and sculpture has now ceased to be the fixed category it once was. In recent decades the modernist idea of sculpture across the UK, America, and Europe, has been challenged, and issues such as nationality and politics have been brought in to the arena of public discussion. In this ground-breaking account of the development of post-War sculpture Andrew Causey examines innovative and avant-garde works in relation to contemporary e...