#st.marks

To your left is a work on paper by Renaissance artist Luca Cambiaso, St. Mark Reading, c.1570. He sits atop his cloud chair, completely immersed in his book. St. Mark is accompanied by a lion, one of his recognized attributes, who takes the shape of an armrest. What a guy!

To the right, Daniella Sanader, a Curatorial Assistant at the University of Toronto, is comfy in her reading nook, sitting on a leather chair as opposed to a cloud. Instead of a lion, Daniella’s attribute is a cup of tea, which allows her to research art for hours and hours. 

What are they reading?!

The book is another attribute associated with St. Mark. Because the apostle St. Peter restored his faith, St. Mark began interpreting his sermons and created the Gospel of St. Mark … most likely what he’s working on.

Daniella is reading an exhibition catalogue featuring the works of Erwin Wurm for the show Erwin Wurm: Fat Survival, edited by Peter Weibel.