Jesuit artist’s exhibition ‘Twilight of the Idols’ finds new home at the Church of St. Francis Xavier after sudden Sheen Center cancellation
Originally scheduled for The Sheen Center, the exhibition now opens in the parish in partnership with Xavier High School, following concerns about the work NEW YORK — The Church of St. Francis Xavier and Xavier High School have stepped in to present “Nicholas Leeper, SJ: Twilight of the Idols,” an exhibition originally scheduled at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, which canceled the show following concerns about how the work might be received. The Church of St. Francis Xavier and Xavier High School are proud to provide a new home for the exhibition in support of Leeper and the way his work provokes, examines, and seeks to deepen the relationship between faith, culture, and a life of prayer. The exhibition will be on view from May 9 through May 29, with an opening reception following the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, May 9. The exhibition’s central work, Madonna and Child (Tomatokos), reimagines Mary as a mid-century housewife from a 1950s Campbell’s soup advertisement, holding a can of tomato soup in place of the infant Jesus. …
