Category Doni Silver Simons

Image, Action, and Idea in Contemporary Jewish Art by Ben Schachter
Our Advisor and blogger Ben Schachter has an exciting new book out: Image, Action, and Idea in Contemporary Jewish Art (Dimyonot) is published by Penn State University Press and available here and on Amazon. NYC Book Event: Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Yeshiva University Museum – Kovno Room What does Jewish art look, sound […]

JAS Artists at non-JAS exhibits at the Jerusalem Biennale
Jewish Art Salon artists and curators in other (non Jewish Art Salon) exhibits at the Jerusalem Biennale: Helène Aylon – Afterword: For the Children, curated by Dvora Liss & David Sperber Lenore Cohen-Mizrachi & Fortune Chalme – Homelands Mirta Kupferminc – Traduttore – Tradittore Bill Aron, Doni Silver Simons & Ruth Weisberg – Flashpoints – Jewish Artists Initiative […]

Doni Silver Simon’s After Image
Performance and Open Studio by Doni Silver Simons August 21, 4-6 pm, Santa Monica, CA Each visitor is invited to mark the wall of the artist’s studio. Silver Simons will remove the marks to the best of her ability, leaving only “afterimages” behind. For over a decade, Silver Simons’ interactive and durational performances have been shown throughout […]

49 DAYS: WOMEN WHO COUNT
DONI SILVER SIMONS and DONNA STERNBERG & DANCERS present 49 Days: Women Who Count. This work incorporates 42 female performers, a 49-channel soundscape, a visual installation documenting the creation of the work, and a post-performance discussion by the collaborators. The performance explores time, memory, and counting embodied within the roles of ritual and cultural identity. […]

Doni Silver Simons’ exhibits
Los Angeles based artist Doni Silver Simons is featured in 49 Days: Women Who Count at the Arena I Gallery in Santa Monica. Saturday April 2 at 8:30 pm; Sunday April 3 at 6 pm. Laurel and Wolf published an article about her “At Home in the Artist’s Studio” here. Simons’ work is part of […]

Conney Conference on Jewish Arts
Tuesday, March 24th began the 2015 Conney Conference on Jewish Arts, this year in Los Angeles. Starting with a reception in the evening of Monday the 23rd events run through Thursday, March 26th. The Conference is co-sponsored by the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities and University of Wisconsin’s Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies. The following […]