Agents of Faith: Material, Place, Memory

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Sep 14 2018 - Jan 6 2019

The practice of votive giving refers to the depositing of a material thing to communicate with a universal spirit or divinity. Almost anything, regardless of size, weight, form, or original function, can become a votive object once it is offered with intent: as a plea or wish, as a fulfillment of a vow or pledge, or as gratitude for a favor granted. Agents of Faith brings together more than 300 votives, from exquisite works of art to objects of humble origin and material, to investigate objects and practices, in both religious and secular contexts, in a range of cultures worldwide and across time, from antiquity to the present, from the Himalayas to Brazil.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

  • Various Media
  • International
  • Sacred
  • Various artists

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