Chazen presents sacred Soviet Iconography

By Tyler Riefke 25/3/2011 Newest exhibit combines spiritual themes, artistic aesthetic to give viewers a glimpse of Russian theological history When viewing the Chazen Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Holy Image, Sacred Presence: Russian Icons, 1500-1900,” the old is-it-idolatrous-or-isn’t-it conundrum takes a back seat to an appreciation of the at times stunning Eastern Orthodox Iconography presented in the Chazen’s Mayer Gallery. The exhibit is made up of approximately thirty pieces from the Chazen Museum’s permanent collection. The icons were predominantly gifts of one Joseph E.