In the Name of the Image. Imagery between Cult and Prohibition in Islam and Christianity
4 Feb 2022 — 22 May 2022 at Museum Rietberg
· Zurich
This temporary exhibition at the Rietberg Museum examines one of the most enduring tensions in religious history: the role of imagery in Islam and Christianity. From sacred icons to acts of iconoclasm, the show investigates how both faiths have alternately embraced and condemned the power of the image — as an object of devotion, a tool of theology, and a target of prohibition.
Bringing together works spanning centuries and continents, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the deep cultural and spiritual forces that have shaped attitudes toward visual representation in two of the world's major religions.
Bringing together works spanning centuries and continents, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the deep cultural and spiritual forces that have shaped attitudes toward visual representation in two of the world's major religions.
About the venue
Museum Rietberg
· Zurich
The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, Switzerland, displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art. It is the largest art museum focusing on non-European art and design in Switzerland, the third-largest museum in Zürich, and the largest to be run by the city itself. In 2007, it received…
