The New Jerusalem

The New Jerusalem is a long prose poem in the tradition of John's Revelation and the poetry of William Blake shows a prophetic vision of art and humanity, faith and freedom; an image of the escape from the rituals of power and the mechanisms of social control. It is published in a beautiful bilingual (English & Dutch) edition with colour illustrations and photographs by Patti Smith. The introduction by Rob Riemen discusses the relationship between art and spirituality in the poem by Patti Smith and in art in a general sense.