Embodying the HolyIcons in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Tibetan Buddhism

October 6, 2010–March 7, 2011
Rubin Museum
150 W. 17th St., NYC

Painting of larger kneeling figure in robes looking at baby wrapped in cloth accompanied by horse and cow with other animals and figures in background.

Embodying the Holy compares sacral representations in the Eastern Orthodox Christian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, juxtaposing Greek, Russian, and Byzantine icons with traditional Tibetan Buddhist thangkas. Icons in both traditions share a surprising number of similarities, and parallels can be drawn between iconographic schemes, compositional structure, and narrative techniques. The exhibition also explores important differences in the art of these traditions.

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Curated by Ramon Prats and Martin Brauen

Martin Brauen, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist, curator, and author. From 2008 to 2011 he was chief curator at the Rubin Museum. Since his retirement he has independently curated several exhibitions, including Bill Viola: Passions at the Cathedral of Bern and The Cosmos at the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, and published A Sameness Between Us: The Friendship of Charmion von Wiegand and Piet Mondrian in Letters and Memoirs.

ANTENNA is the Greek television media sponsor of Embodying the Holy.

Embodying the HolyIcons in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Tibetan Buddhism

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