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Solo show and reception of the new series “Post Pop” by Yitzchok Moully, the Pop Art Rabbi. Thursday, August 29, 2013 7:00pm Hadas Gallery 541 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, New York 11205 Wine and cheese tasting sponsored by Royal Wine and Natural & Kosher. Live music by Craig Judelman. Bring your friends and enjoy!
The Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art provides a stage for the creative forces that are active today and relate, in one way or another, to the Jewish world of content. Once every two years, all those interested in art, Judaism or both, will gather from around the world to enjoy a wide range of […]
- In: News
- Tags: Digital Art, Israel, Jewish Galleries, Painting, Photography
How Jewish was Jew York?
28, Jul 2013by Leah Caroline Libi bamizrach vaanochi bsof maarav. “My heart is in the East, and I am at the ends of the West.†Yehuda Halevi (c. 1141) We are a people of memories; standing in one place and time, remembering another. We walk, we move- without and within ourselves. Jew York, showing at Untitled and […]
- In: Exhibition Reviews
- Tags: Hebrew, Installation, Jewish Galleries, NYC
Rome-born photojournalist Federica Valabrega has spent the last several years traveling the world photographing the unseen side of Orthodox women’s lives for her series Bat Melech (Daughters of the King). As she winds down her time in New York, Jewish News One caught up with her for a filmed interview where she discusses the project, […]
- In: Featured Artists
- Tags: Brooklyn, Europe, Israel, NYC, Photography, Videos
Eruv Exhibit Extended Through Oct 13
17, Jul 2013The Eruv Exhibit at the YU Museum is a Jewish Art Now favorite! If you haven’t seen the show, this is your chance to catch a rare exhibition combining contemporary Jewish art, with ancient text, oral histories, and art history! It’s a Thin Line: The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond. Curated […]
Living Waters for Tisha B’Av
16, Jul 2013Eliyahu Alpern, Mayim Hayim, http://golem.ws/mayimhayim.html Tonight and tomorrow are the 9th of Av, the day of fasting and mourning over the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples and other tragedies in our collective history. Most people don’t know that according to sources in the Talmud and Tanach, this day of solemn sadness will turn […]
- In: Featured Artists|Inspiration
- Tags: Israel, Photography
by Elke Reva Sudin There are two ways people typically explore Hasidic subjects through art. It is either a sensitive portrayal of a tradition they are a part of, or an outsider’s perspective on a strange and unique culture. Brooklyn based artist Michael Levin has done both, and quite successfully at that. In his new […]
- In: Events|Exhibition Reviews|News
- Tags: Brooklyn, Illustration
Call for Art: “Living in Joy” Group Show
7, Jul 2013Deadline: July 17, 2013 The Creative Soul in association with the Jewish Learning Institute will be hosting an art exhibition titled “Living in Joy†at the National Jewish Retreat, August 8-11, 2013 at the Hilton hotel Alexandria VA. The exhibition will feature works from a wide range of Jewish artists from around the world reflecting […]
- In: Call for Entries
Founded in 2011, Be-Share-Et (pronounced Be-sheert) is a leather accessories collection which combines spirituality and high fashion. These products take their inspiration from Tefillin, the ritual leather straps and boxes traditionally worn in Judaism for morning prayers. For centuries Jews have adorned themselves with holy blessings using leather straps when praying. The ancient ritual has […]
- In: News
- Tags: Hebrew, Ritual Objects, textile, Videos
Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin is a documentary film about an extraordinary artist with a fascinating back-story: Siona is a Jew raised in India, educated by nuns and Zoroastrian teachers, and brought up alongside Hindu, Christian and Muslim neighbors. Her art expresses universal issues–feminism, race, a sense of home, and one’s identity—that […]
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- Tags: Asia, Feminist Art, Film, Painting