Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 17, 2004|Volume 33, Number 3

"Agnus Dei & Sanctus" (1949),
an oil on canvas painting by
Frederick Franck.

Artist's paintings explore
common human bonds

Images exploring what it means to be human will be featured in a new exhibition opening at the Institute of Sacred Music (ISM), 409 Prospect St.

"Frederick Franck: Drawings, Paintings, and Icons" will be on display Sept. 20-Oct. 22.

Franck is an internationally renowned author, artist and humanist. This exhibition draws from some 50 years of what he calls "image making," with a focus on subjects that explore the common bonds of humanness and the hopeful reconciliation of mankind's divisiveness.

"For nearly a century," says the artist, "while remaining unaffiliated with any religious institution, I have been passionately concerned with the depth dimension of the human life process as I have observed it in myself and others. I came to see Being-as-such as the mystery of mysteries."

By transcending specific religions and cultures and pointing to a transreligious and universal human sensibility and spirituality in his works, Franck aims to express his "constant wonder at this mystery of being here at all," he says. "With these images, then, I hope to convey what mere verbalizations of doctrine and dogma fail to communicate to so many people."

A reception will be held to honor the artist and the exhibition on Thursday, Sept. 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at ISM. Franck will also sign copies of his book "Ode to the Human Face," just published by Codhill Press. The book-signing is presented as part of the Yale Literature and Spirituality Series in cooperation with the Yale Divinity Student Book Supply.

The exhibition, presented with support from the Divinity School, is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public; free parking is available. For more information, call the institute at (203) 432-5062, or visit the website at www.yale.edu/ism.

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