Sightings Articles
The Precariousness of Care
Attending to each other and our communities is costly, messy, exhausting — and vital...
October 22, 2020
Vivid in "Indra and Heavenly Dragon General:" The Korean People's Trust in Buddhist Deities
Buddhism became an everyday religion in Korea during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) after thriving as the National Religion supported by royal families and aristocrats during the earlier Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). However, because Joseon-Dynasty p...
September 24, 2015
Medieval Art at the Smart: Mary as Vessel-Like Throne for the Christ-Child, Personification of Wisdom
edieval Virgin-and-Child statues like the one owned by the Smart Museum of Art were once the most ubiquitous type of medieval devotional image. ...
July 23, 2015
Tony Tasset's "Pieta" and the Drive for intimacy with the Divine
Chicago artist Tony Tasset and the Pieta....