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The Single Detail That Changed My Mind About Alex Katz

by David Carrier January 29, 2023January 31, 2023

A little detail in an artwork can reveal that sometimes what is right on the surface can change our understanding of the whole.

Posted inFilm

New York’s Jewish Film Festival Is Back

by Rhea Nayyar January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

The 32nd edition of the festival will feature 29 films representing 16 countries screening at the Walter Reade Theater.

Posted inArt

Modern Menorahs That Break the Mold

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 18, 2022December 19, 2022

From a banana menorah to versions by Dalí and Peter Shire, artists have long remixed the traditional Hanukkah lamp.

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A Studio Visit With Keren Benbenisty

Avatar photo by Chelsea Haines July 31, 2022August 1, 2022

From the migration of fish to the cultivation and branding of new citrus varietals, Benbenisty’s practice tracks seemingly natural phenomena while questioning their political and ecological ramifications. 

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Josefina Auslender’s Portraits of Argentina’s Dirty War

by Carl Little July 28, 2022July 29, 2022

Auslender’s art brings personal associations and a sense of intimacy to images of torture based on the crimes of Argentina’s ruling junta from 1974 to 1983.

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Dancing to the Borscht Beat

Avatar photo by Isabella Segalovich July 28, 2022July 29, 2022

Aaron Bendich draws from his massive collection of Yiddish records to share an hour of otherwise hidden music on his radio show Borscht Beat. Recently, he also launched an independent Yiddish record label.

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God Just Wants Us to Love Her Back

by Sarah Rose Sharp July 25, 2022July 26, 2022

In a new graphic novel, author and cartoonist Liana Finck recasts the famously vengeful and masculine biblical God as an insecure and emotional female deity.

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A Contemporary Look at Judaica

Avatar photo by Isabella Segalovich July 24, 2022July 26, 2022

Artist Zsuzsa Ujj carries the tradition of handcrafted Hungarian ceremonial Jewish artwork to the 21st century.

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Judy Chicago’s Wo/Manhouse 2022 Could Use Some More Diversity

Avatar photo by Annie Bielski July 24, 2022July 25, 2022

Although more inclusive than the original 1972 Womanhouse, the current remake would still benefit from more BIPOC artists, a broader intersectional dialogue, and a wider breadth of lived experience.

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An Artist’s Exploration of His Family’s Crypto-Jewish Origins

Avatar photo by Isabella Segalovich July 19, 2022July 20, 2022

Brazilian American artist Jônatas Chimen Dias DaSilva-Benayon explores his complex family history in irreverent, heavily researched work.

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Mapping Out “Refugee Modernism” at the Venice Biennale

Avatar photo by Chelsea Haines July 13, 2022July 20, 2022

Yiddishland Pavilion artists Yevgeniy Fiks, Avia Moore, and others effectively question the borders that continue to define the art world.

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At the Venice Biennale, a Border-Defying Yiddishland Pavilion

Avatar photo by Chelsea Haines July 10, 2022July 13, 2022

Yiddishland is a porous and generative project that threads itself through various pavilions, subtly undermining the national logic of the biennale.

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