Faith in Arts, Vol. 6: Dom Sylvester Houédard

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A new volume of Faith In Arts produced in collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) and Lisson Gallery.In collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Atelier Éditions has authored an ongoing, ever-evolving series of experimental chapbooks which explore the assorted concepts, thoughts, theologies and dialogues examined within the museum’s Faith in Arts project.

Faith in Arts is BMCM+AC’s multiple public dialogues, experiments, installations, and interviews examining art, spiritual practices and faith’s longstanding engagement with one another. Each conversation begins with an open-ended question: what does faith in arts mean to you?

In FrOg pOnd plOp looks at the work of Benedictine monk, poet, artist and multifaith theologian, Dom Sylvester Houédard, aka dsh (1924–1992) who led an unconventional life between the hushed cloisters of an English abbey and the bohemian art world of London. This volume explores the polymath’s faith and art, with an illuminating essay by dsh scholar Nicola Simpson, personal memories from Lisson Gallery founder Nicholas Logsdail, and an exploration of dsh’s ties with Black Mountain College by Ananda Pellerin. Included is a fascinatingly diverse selection of dsh’s iconic and rare works, poetry, and correspondence from archives across the world.

Details

Published 2025
– Published by Atelier Éditions, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and Lisson Gallery
– Softcover
– Edition of 500
– 16cm x 11cm

A new volume of Faith In Arts produced in collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) and Lisson Gallery.In collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Atelier Éditions has authored an ongoing, ever-evolving series of experimental chapbooks which explore the assorted concepts, thoughts, theologies and dialogues examined within the museum’s Faith in Arts project.

Faith in Arts is BMCM+AC’s multiple public dialogues, experiments, installations, and interviews examining art, spiritual practices and faith’s longstanding engagement with one another. Each conversation begins with an open-ended question: what does faith in arts mean to you?

In FrOg pOnd plOp looks at the work of Benedictine monk, poet, artist and multifaith theologian, Dom Sylvester Houédard, aka dsh (1924–1992) who led an unconventional life between the hushed cloisters of an English abbey and the bohemian art world of London. This volume explores the polymath’s faith and art, with an illuminating essay by dsh scholar Nicola Simpson, personal memories from Lisson Gallery founder Nicholas Logsdail, and an exploration of dsh’s ties with Black Mountain College by Ananda Pellerin. Included is a fascinatingly diverse selection of dsh’s iconic and rare works, poetry, and correspondence from archives across the world.

Details

Published 2025
– Published by Atelier Éditions, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and Lisson Gallery
– Softcover
– Edition of 500
– 16cm x 11cm