The landmark exhibition opens to the public
April
22nd at the Thrivent Art
Gallery
MINNEAPOLIS, April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Art That Unites: A
Dialogue between the Centuries from the Vatican Museums and
Thrivent Art Collection is the title of the exhibition
created from the collaboration between Thrivent and the Vatican
Museums and curated by Joanna Reiling
Lindell, Director and Curator of the Thrivent Collection of
Religious Art and Corporate Art Collection, and Francesca Boschetti, Assistant Curator of the
Modern and Contemporary Art Collection of Vatican
Museums.
The exhibition is "a momentous exhibition, a significant
occasion, because these works of art from the Vatican Museums have
never before been exhibited in the United
States", said Joanna Reiling
Lindell.
"The dialogue between works from both collections is a very
enriching opportunity that confirms the importance of being open
for exchange with other institutions and to create a fruitful
dialogue between our own and other collections," said Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican
Museums.
Art That Unites features 27 artworks from the Vatican
Museums' Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art together with 29
objects from the Thrivent Art Collection. This special exhibition
is a rare opportunity to admire 20th century works on
paper from the Vatican alongside masterpieces from the past that
were their sources of inspiration.
"The dialogue between older historical works from the Thrivent
Art Collection and contemporary pieces from the Vatican Museums is
an excellent chance to understand how sacred subjects are a
fundamental model for following the history of their survival,
continuation and innovation through the centuries," said
Micol Forti, Curator of the
Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Vatican
Museums.
The Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art was inaugurated in
1973 by Saint Paul VI who wanted a section within the Vatican
Museums dedicated to the art of the present. Today, the collection
has over nine thousand and five hundred works of art, of which four
thousand are works on paper.
The Vatican's collection includes drawings and prints from Joan
Miró, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Edvard
Munch, among others. Pieces on display from Thrivent's
collection include art by Pablo
Picasso, Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn and Elizabeth Catlett. Shown together,
these objects weave a narrative spanning the evolution of art and
theology, inviting visitors to explore the intersections of faith,
art, and the human experience.
"Usually considered a field for specialists, graphic art is in
fact a privileged 'observatory' for understanding the often unusual
paths chosen by artists seeking new modes of expression, new forms,
new symbols," said Francesca
Boschetti, co-curator of the exhibition.
Art That Unites is set-out in eight sections: The
Creation of the World, The Old Testament, Madonna and Child, the
Life of Jesus (including the Baptism and Passion of Christ), Peace
and Angels, The Apocalypse, The City, and Prayer.
This exhibition not only showcases exceptional art but is also a
testament to the power of collaboration, shared values and the
relationship between two institutions committed to supporting the
arts, culture and community.
This experience will be open to the public from April 22 through June 25 at the Thrivent Art
Gallery, located inside Thrivent's Corporate Center in downtown
Minneapolis.
INFO
Location: Thrivent Art Gallery; 600 Portland Avenue S.,
Minneapolis, MN
Dates: April 22 - June 25
Public Hours: 10 a.m. - 2
p.m., Tuesday - Thursday, or by appointment.
Admission: Free
Contact:
Justin
Herndon, Director of Public Relations and Enterprise
Communications
Justin.Herndon@Thrivent.com
(813) 995–3847
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