Spaces for exhibiting religious art: Russian and foreign experience

Abstract

With the growth of the art works ‘exposition value’ (V. Benjamin) in the XX–XXI centuries, the contexts of their perception also change. Non-confessional religious art reveals its relevance in various exposition contexts: in the space of a church and church complex, in urban spaces, in diocesan and art museums. Special spaces for dialogue between church and art are also being created. A comparative analysis of foreign and Russian experience is based on a synchronous search for ways of interaction between art and religion. On the example of the activities of Christian churches, the author shows their recognition of the relevance of the formation of artistic competence.