FRONTLINES
What’s new at LUMA
New Icon
June 5–August 1 • New Icon explores the notion of iconography in contemporary society. From the socio- political to abstract metaphors, New Icon challenges both the ritual and the object and our relationship to them. By going beyond our ideas of what an “icon” might be—through historical, spiritual, social, and conceptual approaches—a new future might be discovered.
Jessica Gondek: A Decade in Print
June 5–Sept. 19 • Jessica Gondek is an artist and an associate professor in Loyola’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts. A Decade in Print is an exhibition of Gondek’s largely abstract digital and traditional printmaking, created between 2000 and 2009.
Pilgrimage and Faith: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam
Aug. 20–Nov. 14 • The tradition of the pilgrimage in Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam is explored through art and material culture. Through an examination of past and present religious cultural artifacts and fine art, visitors will explore the profound significance of the pilgrim’s journey.
Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy
Sept. 25–Jan. 16, 2011 • Arabic calligraphy is an expression of the Islamic spirit. To provide a postmodern interpretation of Arabic letters, Nihad Dukhan created the contemporary designs in this exhibition using classical styles to create an abstract yet readable representation of words.
Stained Glass Border
1222 • English (Canterbury) • Stained glass and pot metal • Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Hunt in memory of her husband, John Hunt, and to commemorate Fr. Martin D’Arcy, S.J., 1976-22
I
grew up in Canterbury. The cathedral was my school’s
chapel, where we sang Matins every Sunday morning. This piece of the vibrant stained glass from the Gothic choir built to house the shrine of Thomas Becket after his martyrdom in 1170 is therefore close to my heart. Medieval pilgrims learned the stories of Becket’s life and miracles through the technicolor spectacle of these windows.
The Way to Calvary
ca. 1500–16 • Follower of Hieronymus Bosch • Netherlandish • Oil on panel • Gift of Mr. Spencer Samuels, 1977-29
original, which is now in Munich, is in a vertical format, with the procession of Christ and thieves carrying their crosses to Calvary in two registers. The townsfolk, eager to witness crucifixions, are outlandishly portrayed with grotesque faces and fanciful costumes and hats. Notice the critical contemporary detail of a drunken friar hearing the confession of the penitent thief. So popular did Bosch’s painting become that printmakers reproduced it, but they altered the composition to the single processional line that we see here.
T
his painting is based on one by Hieronymous Bosch. Bosch’s
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