The Spiritual in Art cover

The Spiritual in Art

by Maurice Tuchman

I worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago shortly after this exhibition closed, and this book has had an effect on me ever since I was selling the exhibition catalogue back in 1989. I have never owned a copy, but was always mystified by the complexity of the articles, ranging from Blavatsky to every kind of Oriental Mysticism and Russian occultism and mathematical speculations about the universe, as well as every intellectual art trend from the late 1890's to the early 20C. I have been wanting to read this book for 30 years...It is a profound book, I just haven't grown up enough to read it yet.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?