Way out: the religion of the end of religion, art of the end of art

Authors

  • Paulo Pires do Vale Universidade Católica Portuguesa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2018vol18i1a3

Keywords:

Atheism. Anti-museum. Desacralization. Christianity. Kenosis. Emptiness

Abstract

In this essay, I wish to understand how it is possible to reject the sacralisation of art – and the denial of the museum as the place of worship of this new religion – taking as starting point an analysis of a religious movement which is notorious for having rejected  ancient sacred beliefs, and denied the elementary forms of ancient religion: Christianity. In Christianity, the subversion of the traditional religious exchange occurs from within the religious phenomenon itself – in this same way, by this journey’s end we shall better understand the anti-museum as an artistic movement within its own system: a proposed post-religious (post-artistic) relationship with the work of art.

Author Biography

Paulo Pires do Vale, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Mestre em Filosofia. Docente convidado na Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Investigador e membro da direcção do CITER. Presidente da Associação Internacional de Críticos de Arte de Portugal

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Published

2018-05-17

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2018): Arte é Liturgia?

Section

Seção Temática

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