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Viktor Vasnetsov’S New Icons: From Abramtsevo To The Paris “Exposition Universelle” Of 1900, Wendy Salmond Sep 2019

Viktor Vasnetsov’S New Icons: From Abramtsevo To The Paris “Exposition Universelle” Of 1900, Wendy Salmond

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This essay examines Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov’s search for a new kind of prayer icon in the closing decades of the nineteenth century: a hybrid of icon and painting that would reconcile Russia’s historic contradictions and launch a renaissance of national culture and faith. Beginning with his icons for the Church of the “Savior Not Made by Hands” at Abramtsevo in 1880–81, for two decades Vasnetsov was hailed as an innovator, the four icons he sent to the Paris “Exposition Universelle” of 1900 marking the culmination of his vision. After 1900, his religious painting polarized elite Russian society and was …


Elizabeth Tremante At Central Utah Art Center, Micol Hebron Nov 2007

Elizabeth Tremante At Central Utah Art Center, Micol Hebron

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This article focuses on painter Elizabeth Tremante and her exhibit that showcases art of the discord between urban and rural viewpoints.


William Pope L. At Santa Monica Museum Of Art, Micol Hebron Nov 2007

William Pope L. At Santa Monica Museum Of Art, Micol Hebron

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This article focuses on William Pope's three part installation Art After White People: Trees, Time & Celluloid.


Vija Celmins At The Hammer Museum, Micol Hebron Jul 2007

Vija Celmins At The Hammer Museum, Micol Hebron

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This article focuses on Vija Celmins drawings and photography that deals with the theme of finding one's place in the universe.


Wack! Art And The Feminist Revolution At Moca, Micol Hebron May 2007

Wack! Art And The Feminist Revolution At Moca, Micol Hebron

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This article focuses on an art exhibit featuring works of feminist art throughout the 1960s and 1970s.


Review Of Paul Pfeiffer At Mc Kunst, Micol Hebron Mar 2007

Review Of Paul Pfeiffer At Mc Kunst, Micol Hebron

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This article focuses on Pfeiffer's "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" series as they explore notions of spectacle and spectatorship.


Incendiary Postcard Art, Micol Hebron Mar 2007

Incendiary Postcard Art, Micol Hebron

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This article explores Susan Stilton's art project of mailing postcards with messages from the American military in Iraq and colors coordinated to terror alert levels.