A reception to launch commission4mission's Vision exhibition was held tonight at St Stephen Walbrook.
During this reception commission4mission Associate member, Wendy McTernan, gave a talk entitled ‘Interpretations of the Cross in Contemporary Art & Culture’ and exploring images by Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Andre Serrano, among others.
In today’s secular society, it is perhaps surprising that artists still find themselves drawn to the Christian cross as a means of expression. The cross has never been an event about which one can remain neutral; from the start it was an offence. Contemporary artists’ interpretations have taken many forms.
Wendy looked at some examples and shared how, in unexpected and sometimes shocking ways, Jesus’ story becomes part of theirs – and ours. commission4mission’s AGM was also be held at earlier in the day.
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Jeff Buckley - We All Fall In Love Sometimes.
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