Join research-driven tours offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to unique locations across the city, guided by emerging curators.
Maria Sorensen
ZHdK Research Tours Reframing the Sacred: Art, Church, and Untold Stories
Description:
A conversation in the framework of Zurich Art Weekend and a part of ZHdK research tour hosted by Maria Sorensen, MA Cultural Critique, Curatorial Studies and Tania Oldenhage, pastor at Johanneskirche, PhD Religious Studies
Zurich has long been home to major church–art collaborations, from Wasserkirche featuring Augusto Giacometti to Fraumünster with its iconic windows by Marc Chagall and the contemporary works of Sigmar Polke at Grossmünster. Since 2020, Johanneskirche has continued this dialogue, recently presenting Portal by Sarah Burger on view during Zurich Art Weekend. Meanwhile, at the current Venice Biennale, artists censored in their home countries are increasingly exhibiting in church spaces—highlighting a renewed connection between art and the church. In a second part in conversation with Tania Oldenhage we look at some of the biblical narratives and ask a question - what if the stories we inherited aren’t the only ones? Who was Mary Magdalene, really—sinner, protector or one of Christianity’s most powerful women? Together, we trace her shifting image across art history and popular culture.
Meeting point: Johanneskirche , Limmatstrasse 112, 8005 Zürich
1.5 hours | EN
Bio
Maria Sorensen is an art curator, writer and a cultural analyst. Her practice unfolds at the intersection of art, politics, history, and cultural observation. Her writing has been published by Kunstmuseum Bern, London-based Index on Censorship, Berlin-based On Curating and ZHdK Curatorial Studies publication T. 439. In August-September she is curating an exhibition of Swiss printmaking artist Maya Giesser inspired by Bulgakov’s novel Master and Margarita.
Join research-driven tours offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to unique locations across the city, guided by emerging curators.
Maria Sorensen
ZHdK Research Tours Reframing the Sacred: Art, Church, and Untold Stories
Description:
A conversation in the framework of Zurich Art Weekend and a part of ZHdK research tour hosted by Maria Sorensen, MA Cultural Critique, Curatorial Studies and Tania Oldenhage, pastor at Johanneskirche, PhD Religious Studies
Zurich has long been home to major church–art collaborations, from Wasserkirche featuring Augusto Giacometti to Fraumünster with its iconic windows by Marc Chagall and the contemporary works of Sigmar Polke at Grossmünster. Since 2020, Johanneskirche has continued this dialogue, recently presenting Portal by Sarah Burger on view during Zurich Art Weekend. Meanwhile, at the current Venice Biennale, artists censored in their home countries are increasingly exhibiting in church spaces—highlighting a renewed connection between art and the church. In a second part in conversation with Tania Oldenhage we look at some of the biblical narratives and ask a question - what if the stories we inherited aren’t the only ones? Who was Mary Magdalene, really—sinner, protector or one of Christianity’s most powerful women? Together, we trace her shifting image across art history and popular culture.
Meeting point: Johanneskirche , Limmatstrasse 112, 8005 Zürich
1.5 hours | EN
Bio
Maria Sorensen is an art curator, writer and a cultural analyst. Her practice unfolds at the intersection of art, politics, history, and cultural observation. Her writing has been published by Kunstmuseum Bern, London-based Index on Censorship, Berlin-based On Curating and ZHdK Curatorial Studies publication T. 439. In August-September she is curating an exhibition of Swiss printmaking artist Maya Giesser inspired by Bulgakov’s novel Master and Margarita.
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- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In person
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Johanneskirche
112 Limmatstrasse
8005 Zürich
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