Emma Cieslik – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/emma-cieslik/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Emma Cieslik – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/emma-cieslik/ 32 32 118955609 Nativity Scenes Have Never Been Neutral https://hyperallergic.com/973586/nativity-scenes-have-never-been-neutral/ https://hyperallergic.com/973586/nativity-scenes-have-never-been-neutral/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:32:54 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=973586 To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people.]]>

To criticize the Vatican’s nativity with a now-removed Jesus in a keffiyeh would be to dismiss the artistic history of crèches centering marginalized people.

]]> https://hyperallergic.com/973586/nativity-scenes-have-never-been-neutral/feed/ 1 973586 There’s a New Paranormal Museum in Town https://hyperallergic.com/962067/rowtons-museum-of-the-paranormal-and-spirituality-wales/ https://hyperallergic.com/962067/rowtons-museum-of-the-paranormal-and-spirituality-wales/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:26:40 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=962067 The Rowtons’ Museum in Wales is part of a wider cultural movement to dive deeper into the histories of the supernatural and the spiritual.]]>

The Rowtons’ Museum in Wales is part of a wider cultural movement to dive deeper into the histories of the supernatural and the spiritual.

]]> https://hyperallergic.com/962067/rowtons-museum-of-the-paranormal-and-spirituality-wales/feed/ 0 962067 The Olympics Drag Scene Got Christian Art History Right https://hyperallergic.com/938813/the-olympics-drag-scene-got-christian-art-history-right/ https://hyperallergic.com/938813/the-olympics-drag-scene-got-christian-art-history-right/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:49:16 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=938813 Critics of the opening ceremony betrayed their ignorance of Christianity’s pagan roots — and the real reason behind their ire toward the show.]]>

Critics of the opening ceremony betrayed their ignorance of Christianity’s pagan roots — and the real reason behind their ire toward the show.

]]> https://hyperallergic.com/938813/the-olympics-drag-scene-got-christian-art-history-right/feed/ 1 938813 How Queer and Trans Artists Reshape Divinity in Their Own Image https://hyperallergic.com/872845/how-queer-and-trans-artists-reshape-divinity-in-their-own-image/ https://hyperallergic.com/872845/how-queer-and-trans-artists-reshape-divinity-in-their-own-image/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:30:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=872845 For contemporary artists like Río Edén, Mx. Zeloszelos Marchandt, and Elliot Barnhill, making religious art is a revolutionary act]]>

For contemporary artists like Río Edén, Mx. Zeloszelos Marchandt, and Elliot Barnhill, making religious art is a revolutionary act

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