Sentences with phrase «symbolic event»

Most nations have such symbolic events in their tradition.

«The 10th Gwangju Biennale reflects on this spiral of violent or symbolic events of destruction or self - destruction — setting fire to the home one occupies — followed by the promise of the new and the hope for change,» wrote Morgan in the introduction to the exhibition.

Apocalyptic literature follows the pattern of a vision in which the author receives a call to write, and then describes, with highly cryptic imagery, a series of symbolic events which predict the overthrow of evil and the triumph of righteousness.

The first two metaphoric narratives in chapters 1 — 3 are probably parallel versions of the same symbolic event.

At the center of Pryde's exhibition at CCA Wattis Institute is a new installation that takes into consideration the rise of interactive or «relational» artworks as key symbolic events in the activities of cultural institutions, revising the role of audience from that of viewership to experience - driven exchange.

The conventional wisdom is that the Xi - Ma meeting is no more than a symbolic event.

So the ascension becomes for Luke not a literal event that baffles scientists and historians, but a symbolic event lifted out of the Old Testament and told to open the eyes of faith, to behold this Jesus as he really is — God of God, light of light, begotten not made.

Symbolic events are instead regarded as merely manifestations of the universal and hence as not having meaning in themselves but only to the extent that they have lost their particularity.

North Korea says it will hold a «ceremony» for the dismantling of its nuclear test site on May 23 - 25 in what would be a dramatic but symbolic event to set up leader Kim Jong Un's summit with President Donald Trump next month.

Blessed with total access to what would be a seismic, symbolic event, documentary director Leon Gast headed to Zaire, Africa, to capture 1974's «Rumble in the Jungle,» the apotheosis of Muhammad Ali's legend.

Last night's ceremony was only the latest in a series of symbolic events that have been taking place over the course of the last year and a half.

The roster of participants includes artists, students, journalists, staff, and others who were compelled to support Ai Weiwei as part of this silent yet symbolic event.

On Thursday, May 19, a broad roster of MCASD staff, members, and community leaders will participate in a silent yet symbolic event.

The exhibition with the conceptual title 2037 held in Kunsthalle LAB will honor the author in the symbolic event of his 80th birthday.

The listing acknowledges disruptions affecting the legal field, the shortages of positions for new lawyers, and symbolic events such as Heenan Blaikie's demise.

Generally speaking, the marital separation of husbands and wives in marriage is a symbolic event — one which usually signifies finalization, a step in the process of divorce.