The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton MA will premiere Wrestling with Angels, an exhibition of forty-six contemporary icons by sixteen iconographers from the Prosopon School of Iconology and Iconography, July 19-October 27, 2019. Exploring the recent renaissance of this ancient tradition, the exhibition will feature icons by the founder of the Prosopon School, Vladislav Andrejev, along with works […]
Living in a University town offers many benefits. One of the most delightful is meeting Orthodox scholars from all over the world. It was my pleasure to meet Alexander Lingas, the author of the following article. Knowing of Father Dan Skvir’s love of music, his discovery of a long forgotten piece of music and […]
I believe Dr. Cornelia Tsakiridou’s book, Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity, published by Ashgate press in 2013, is one of the most important books about icons published since the classic work, The Meaning of Icons, an audacious claim given the monumental nature of Ouspensky’s and Lossky’s work. Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity asks […]
The NYTimes review of “Heaven and Earth” at the National Gallery in Washington is piquant and enticing, but our readers deserve more detail: This is a generalist show. It is a good show for anyone new to Byzantium or if you already know of one of the show’s pieces and would like to see it […]
Lynette Hull, an American iconographer part of the Prosopon School has recently given a twenty minute presentation on Iconography which is part of a TEDx event. TED is a hip technology, education and design non-profit organization that gives conferences and organizes events. It is seen as the leading place to get a glimpse of new burgeoning […]