12th SITE SANTA FE International artist Maja Ruznic and art historian Erika Doss explore the contemporary art world's interest in spiritual modernism through the lens of Ruznic’s practice. Ruznic and Doss reflect on modern and contemporary art that examines the meaning of faith, devotion, and ritual through engagement with religious subjects and imagery.

This conversation considers how and why religion “matters” for contemporary art. While religion has been largely ignored in 20th and 21st-century histories of modern American art, a growing number of artists demonstrate personal interest in understanding how faith and the sacred coexist in secular, modern times.

Ruznic and Doss will discuss how contemporary art has centered more efficacious approaches to the cultural work of religion, with a particular focus on Ruznic’s paintings in the St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art.

This event is at New Mexico Museum of Art, St. Francis Auditorium located at 107 W Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, 87501.