(E)motive treasures.
Invent| N° d'inventaire | 23057 |
| Format | 21 x 21 |
| Détails | 136 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Lille, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782376800354 |
Rediscovering some emblematic pieces from the "treasures of the two oldest churches in Tourcoing, Notre-Dame des Anges and Saint-Christophe," is the aim of the exhibition Trésors (é)motivifs and this associated publication. Kept in the reserves of the city's museums for more than thirty years and restored today in all their splendor, they attest to the importance of the religious center that was "the most Christian city in the diocese." Although the religious use of these exceptional pieces has now disappeared, their great historical and artistic value remains. One of the great merits of this exhibition and this book is to make it known to the public in an original light, by creating a dialogue in an unprecedented way between ancient works and contemporary creations. Between rites, devotions and stories, artists of the past and present address the question of the artistic representation of the invisible, of the body and its transfiguration, of memory. A sensitive interpretation of the sacred emerges, which bears witness to the permanence and universal character of art.
Rediscovering some emblematic pieces from the "treasures of the two oldest churches in Tourcoing, Notre-Dame des Anges and Saint-Christophe," is the aim of the exhibition Trésors (é)motivifs and this associated publication. Kept in the reserves of the city's museums for more than thirty years and restored today in all their splendor, they attest to the importance of the religious center that was "the most Christian city in the diocese." Although the religious use of these exceptional pieces has now disappeared, their great historical and artistic value remains. One of the great merits of this exhibition and this book is to make it known to the public in an original light, by creating a dialogue in an unprecedented way between ancient works and contemporary creations. Between rites, devotions and stories, artists of the past and present address the question of the artistic representation of the invisible, of the body and its transfiguration, of memory. A sensitive interpretation of the sacred emerges, which bears witness to the permanence and universal character of art.