Sentences with phrase «contemporary values of society»

The singularity of the common law lies in the ability of the courts to mould the law to correspond with the contemporary values of society.

Not exact matches

Maybe a more positive valuing of human sexuality, which is evident in contemporary Christian thought, may help to combat the trivializing of it in Western society.

A great many of our contemporaries, perhaps the majority, still regard the technico - cultural knitting together of human society as a sort of para-biological epi - phenomenon very inferior in organic value to other combinations achieved on the molecular or cellular scale by the forces of Life.

The fact that Jesus is on the side of women should be our source of encouragement and empowerment as we continue to serve God and strive for a full and equal ministry.81 Nothing, perhaps, was more shocking for his contemporaries than the freedom with which he associated himself with women, considering the inferior position of women in Jewish society.82 According to R. L. Hnuni, «male dominated cultural and traditional values and injunctions may put boundaries and debar them from full ministry, but this should not discourage women's conviction and commitment to full ministry.

They have come to be seen in secular society as holdovers from the past: conservative, patriarchal, out of touch with contemporary values and lifestyles - even an eccentricity, as appears innumerous film and television portrayals.

In contemporary British politics, this idealist language is present in various political discourses: the project of a «Big Society» championed by the Conservatives aimed at reinvigorating altruistic values in citizens» behaviours so that they would help themselves and their fellow citizens instead of being «assisted» by the State.

Luckily, there are enough clever moments to justify the rather silly plot for the sake of the comedy, and some of the rips at contemporary society, particularly in the corporate advertising (not a stitch of clothing isn't fully emblazoned with various corporate logos) and the trivializing of basic human values for the sake of profit (water has been replaced in everything but toilets by a Gatorade - like sports drink), is broad but plays well for the brand of comedy that this is.

Is it simply to modernize the production values, add some contemporary faces to the story, and try to catch our society's doom's day zeitgeist (images of 9/11 and the Asian Tsunami are thrown in to add a perverse relevance to the end - time theory)?

-- that by offering a viable alternative to the values of contemporary society, the Catholic high school has a unique niche in the educational scheme of things, especially given the lack of consensus about educational goals characteristic of so many public urban schools.

It is these values of partnership, innovation and evaluation that provide the opportunity to define the future of Indigenous education in contemporary Canadian society.

These artists share in common the exploration and a revelation of the essential values that underlie contemporary society.

It is awarded annually to a junior or senior in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering at The Cooper Union who submits the best essay dealing with the conflicts in values in contemporary society.

In light of the modern day obsession with the selfie, it is important to turn an eye on the work of contemporary female artists who address self - portraiture, not with self - promotion in mind, but to interrogate contemporary society and the social and political values we grapple with.»

Paul Hobson, Director of the Contemporary Art Society, said: «This tremendously generous gift from Eric and Jean Cass is of incalculable cultural and financial value to institutions and audiences across the UK and is an example of selfless philanthropy.

18th Street Arts Center is a community which values contemporary art making as an essential part of a vibrant, just and healthy society.

One of the highest value contemporary art prizes in the country, the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentcontemporary art prizes in the country, the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentContemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanent collection.

These motifs, as symbols of value and culture in successive eras, accompany the developing brushwork to question the relevance of tradition in contemporary society and within the evolution of oil painting.»

The underlying values of contemporary society are brought forward for reflection and response.

, Gwangju Bienniale, Gwangju, Korea (2016); Schnitt Schnitt (Cut Cut), Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany (2016); Metatextile: Ruptured Narratives, Exchanged Values, Edel Assanti, London, UK (2016); Paper Trail, Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy (2016); Surfaces & Solids, Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2015); DUST at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowsku Castle, Warsaw, Poland (2015); Investment Opportunities at the OFFICE Gallery, Cyprus (2015); Adventure of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915 - 2015, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK (2015); Longing Persia, Exchange and reception of art in Persia and Europe in the 17th Century & Contemporary Art from Tehran, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland (2013); Safar / Voyage, The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (2013); When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, USA (2013); CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, USA (2012); A Permanent Record For Future Investigation, Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2012); and Interior Renovations, Tehran, 2010, Green Cardamom, London, UK (2011).

Through the construction of absurd scenarios, Niwa exposes systems of exchange that drive contemporary society, as well as disjunctures in collective conceptions of history, ideology and value.

The Foundation values the contribution these organizations make to artists and audiences and to society as a whole by supporting, exhibiting, and interpreting a broad spectrum of contemporary artistic practice.

Unraveling the value of emotion in contemporary society, the work of Belgian - American artist Cécile B. Evans explores the person - to - machine exchanges that have come to define the contemporary human condition.

ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY ANNUAL AWARD FOR MUSEUMS One of the highest value contemporary art prizes in the country, the # 40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentCONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY ANNUAL AWARD FOR MUSEUMS One of the highest value contemporary art prizes in the country, the # 40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentCONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY ANNUAL AWARD FOR MUSEUMS One of the highest value contemporary art prizes in the country, the # 40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentcontemporary art prizes in the country, the # 40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentcontemporary art prizes in the country, the # 40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentContemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanentContemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums supports a UK - based museum or public gallery to work with an artist of their choice to commission a new work that, once completed, will remain within the museum's permanent collection.

With works referencing current immigration policies, the fall - out of the banking crisis and the politics of austerity, Sven't Jolle's exhibition explores the values of contemporary society, addressing its inequalities with understated humor.

These panel discussions are free to regular ticket holders ($ 25 - $ 75), starting with What Lies Between: Contemporary Asian American Art, Politics, and the Social Value of Collecting, a conversation between artist Mel Chin and collector Jereann Chaney, moderated by Rice University Art Gallery director Kim Davenport at 7:30 p.m. on September 13 at Asia Society Texas Center.

Kazaan Viveiros who lives and works in Frenchtown, NJ uses heads of threatened or endangered animals in her paintings as focal points in addressing ideas of value and loss in contemporary society.

«Cécile's work unravels the value of emotion in our contemporary society, and the person - to - machine exchanges that have come to define the contemporary human condition,» explains the art collective DIS, who curated the Berlin Biennale.

Unravelling the value of emotion in contemporary society, Cécile B. Evans» work explores the person - to - machine exchanges that have come to define the contemporary human condition.

«We were simply operating within the already given theme of «Made in Los Angeles» — to take that at face value and to understand that within that, that announces a certain kind of heterogenic activity in the locale,» said Walker, director of education and associate curator at the Renaissance Society, a contemporary art museum in Chicago.

She is proud — and rightly so of this strand of the project, and I'm guessing that she feels she has scored a well - earned goal in the CVAN net; whose mission is «to nurture contemporary visual artists and organisations in order to produce internationally regarded, critically engaged work that is valued by our society».

(1) where the previous decision does not reflect the values of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; (2) where the previous decision is inconsistent with or «attenuated» by a later decision of the Court; (3) where the social, political, or economic assumptions underlying a previous decision are no longer valid in contemporary society; (4) where the previous state of law was uncertain or where a previous decision caused uncertainty; and, (5) in criminal cases, where the result of overruling a prior decision is to establish a rule favourable to the accused.

Influence of Cultural value System and Home on Child - Rearing Practices in the Contemporary Nigerian Society

[W] hile we can meaningfully and usefully attempt to delineate distinctive characteristics of the contemporary values and practices of particular indigenous groups, they have been produced and are reproduced, through a complex process of engagement with those of the dominant society.

While the High Court's decision in the Mabo case rectified the failure of Australian society to legally recognise Indigenous culture and law, the issue which remains to be resolved is the meaning and value that contemporary Australian society will give to Indigenous culture.