Friedhelm Mennekes: (nad)SPACE
Presentation of the book Enthusiasm and Doubt
sacristy of the Church of the Most Holy Savior
Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at 8:00 PM
Lecture with discussion
Baroque refectory of the Dominican Monastery of St. Giles in Prague
Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 7:30 PM
After the Tuesday Mass on February 4, 2014, there will be a debate in the sacristy of the academic Church of the Most Holy Savior presenting the book Enthusiasm and Doubt I / New Art in an Old Church in the presence of its author, Father Friedhelm Mennekes SJ, Tomáš Halík, and Norbert Schmidt. The book by the well-known Jesuit largely discusses the interventions of contemporary art that Father Mennekes organized in his late Gothic church of St. Peter in Cologne. The discussants will touch on fundamental questions regarding the relationship of faith, theology, contemporary art, and culture: What does a person need contemporary art for? How can art enrich the life of faith and the liturgical space itself? What is the nature of the divide between so-called old and new art?
On Wednesday, February 5, Father Mennekes will give a lecture in the baroque refectory of the Dominicans, focusing more deeply on the issues of space itself: What new spaces are opened up by art, music, and light? And what are the prerequisites for a person to enter them?
Translation of both meetings will be provided.
Friedhelm Mennekes SJ (* 1940), Jesuit and emeritus professor of practical theology and sociology of religion at Phil.-theol. Hochschule Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main. Since the late 1970s, he has actively participated in the dialogue between the church, faith, and the best contemporary art (Alfred Hrdlicka, Arnulf Rainer, Antoni Tapies, Cindy Sherman, Eduardo Chillida, James Lee Byars, Anish Kapoor, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jannis Kounellis, etc.). Initially, he organized exhibitions in Frankfurt am Main in his parish Nied and at the Frankfurt main train station. From 1987 to 2008, he worked in Cologne, where he founded the now world-famous St. Peter's Art Station – Kunst-Station St. Peter. Mennekes is the author of many books, catalogs, and scholarly articles and a visiting professor at several world universities.
sacristy of the Church of the Most Holy Savior
Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at 8:00 PM
Lecture with discussion
Baroque refectory of the Dominican Monastery of St. Giles in Prague
Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at 7:30 PM
After the Tuesday Mass on February 4, 2014, there will be a debate in the sacristy of the academic Church of the Most Holy Savior presenting the book Enthusiasm and Doubt I / New Art in an Old Church in the presence of its author, Father Friedhelm Mennekes SJ, Tomáš Halík, and Norbert Schmidt. The book by the well-known Jesuit largely discusses the interventions of contemporary art that Father Mennekes organized in his late Gothic church of St. Peter in Cologne. The discussants will touch on fundamental questions regarding the relationship of faith, theology, contemporary art, and culture: What does a person need contemporary art for? How can art enrich the life of faith and the liturgical space itself? What is the nature of the divide between so-called old and new art?
On Wednesday, February 5, Father Mennekes will give a lecture in the baroque refectory of the Dominicans, focusing more deeply on the issues of space itself: What new spaces are opened up by art, music, and light? And what are the prerequisites for a person to enter them?
Translation of both meetings will be provided.
Friedhelm Mennekes SJ (* 1940), Jesuit and emeritus professor of practical theology and sociology of religion at Phil.-theol. Hochschule Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main. Since the late 1970s, he has actively participated in the dialogue between the church, faith, and the best contemporary art (Alfred Hrdlicka, Arnulf Rainer, Antoni Tapies, Cindy Sherman, Eduardo Chillida, James Lee Byars, Anish Kapoor, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jannis Kounellis, etc.). Initially, he organized exhibitions in Frankfurt am Main in his parish Nied and at the Frankfurt main train station. From 1987 to 2008, he worked in Cologne, where he founded the now world-famous St. Peter's Art Station – Kunst-Station St. Peter. Mennekes is the author of many books, catalogs, and scholarly articles and a visiting professor at several world universities.
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