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Interview with a Pioneer of Contemporary Jewish Art, Archie Rand

9, Nov 2011

 “I had 2,000 years of commentary to draw on that no artist had touched.” Archie Rand, an established artist and pioneer for contemporary Jewish art, tells his story in an interview with Michael Stoler in “Building New York – New York Life Stories.” From the artist: “For the first 20 years or so that I […]

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Poetica Magazine Cover features work by Marlene Burns

27, Sep 2011

Kaddish Yatom by Marlene Burns is an expression of the prayer said by mourners during the mourning period and on the anniversary of an immediate family member’s death. The prayer does not refer to our loved ones, but rather sanctifies G-d’s name and affirms life. Our sages displayed great wisdom in understanding that repeating these […]

Video: SHTEIG Torah Automation by Ken Goldman

30, May 2011

By SUDINmag SHTEIG Torah Automaton by Ken Goldman from Elke Reva Sudin on Vimeo. Shteig literally means to grow, as in spiritually, in Torah knowledge. In the automated piece by Ken Goldman, the motorized hands reflects the “dance of Torah learning”, the music of the beit midrash, and the spirit of the chevrutah, study parter […]

Icons for Unsung Heroes

14, Apr 2011

This year, may we be liberated from tired stereotypes! By SUDINmag A Jewish handyman—is that an oxymoron? Jewnion Label doesn’t think so. They created the Union of Jewish Handymen (and yes, there’s a union for Handywomen, too). With a nod to the graphic design of vintage emblems for long-standing organizations like the Moose Lodge and […]

Ahron Weiner on the Verge: Bringing “The Flood” to Brooklyn

14, Mar 2011

By Tom Johansmeyer on Luxist | Tweet There were breaks in the rain, but the day ended with small rivers flowing through the gutters in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood. It was the last day of Armory week in New York City, an event consisting of art fairs all over the city, ranging from colossal reputations and […]

Chossid + Fender

10, Mar 2011

By Yitzchok Moully for the Algemeiner | Tweet There is old school Jewish art; we all know what that looks like – an old man bent over fixing a shoe, or a dark shtetle landscape. Then there is the new Jewish art; a wave of mostly young artists who grew up in the new world […]

Dirty Jew

8, Mar 2011

By Dreyfus Amadeus Diallo for SUDINmag | Tweet POBE is an alias. It hides the name and identity of one of New York’s most notorious graffiti artists. It obscures definition. POBE fill-in on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

The Ties That Bind

15, Feb 2011

By Judith Joseph | Tweet Judaism is a religion/culture that wraps its fingers tightly around us. The imagery of Judaism is filled with tying, binding, encircling, making a fence, making a division. We are swaddled, tethered, offered a lifeline. We are encumbered with obligation. Marked by the ties that bind us. Our loins are girded. […]

Jerusalem New: Cross Cultural Jewelry

23, Dec 2010

By knockoutdesign | Tweet Jerusalem is a pendant inspired by the uniqueness of the city of Jerusalem. Old City of Jerusalem is a mixture of ethnics, religions and languages, the pendant tries to capture this rich environment and celebrates cultural diversity. Pendant is composed of three layers based on the map of the Old City. […]

Kibbutz Video Art by Oded Hirsch

20, Dec 2010

By Pratt Gateway | Tweet On the kibbutz where Israeli-born video artist Oded Hirsch grew up, there is almost always a ready-made cast of family and friends excited to star in his work. For his first major piece, 50 Blue, half a dozen men from the kibbutz—a collective living community in Israel —  volunteered to […]


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