Does contemporary art embody the desacralisation of western culture?

Question

Its noticable that all the great artistic traditions embody their religious worldviews. From hindu temples, christian churches, greek statues of gods and heroes, egyptian sarchophagi etc.However the modern/contemporary art seems to lack this entirely. If it refers to it, its mostly in the mode of rejection & rebellion, for example seranos piss-christ. There are some pieces that reflect on a ambiguous transcendentalism, Rothkes large muted canvases come to mind.Is this a reflection that for the art-making and art-appreciating classes in the western world religion has no ontological weight? That their world-view is then materialistic and focused on the present now rather than pointing to some spiritual realm?

Answer 1

Pragmatism has impacted Arts nowadays. So, Arts have been taken as an instrument for other goals rather than spiritual ends. Another movement that somewhat impacts Arts is what is known as "Surrealism". which rejects traditional values and probably even Art itself.