Category Ken Goldman
Tisha B’Av and the Cancel Culture
To Confront Cancel Culture on Left and Right, Take a Page from the Talmud (Tisha Be’av 5780) by Andrés Spokoiny, President & CEO, Jewish Funders Network Excerpts: … Horrified by the intolerance that had brought about the destruction of the Temple, the rabbis then set out to rebuild Judaism on a different foundation: a culture […]
Purim Art
The holiday of Purim begins at sunset on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 and ends at sundown on Thursday, March 1. It marks the Jewish people’s deliverance from a royal death decree around the fourth century BCE, as told in the Book of Esther. There are four observations, also called mitzvah, observed on this day: Public reading […]
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 […]
Mamzerim Exhibition * Book * Film * Activism
Mamzerim Exhibition 1.10.17-16.11.17; Book Launch 29.10.17 Bezeq Building, Chopin 12, Jerusalem. Mamzerut’s mark of shame is imprinted upon innocent children. An artistic-activist journey into the stories of men, women and children, punished by people in the name of God. ‘Mamzer’ is a halakhic concept that has received legal status in the State of Israel, and […]
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 […]
HOME (less) at NYC’s HUC Museum
HOME(less) features the works of seventy international artists who explore the meaning of home and the loss of home in works reflecting personal experience, historical and contemporary events, cultural diversity, and the universal human condition. Jewish Art Salon members included in the exhibit: Andi Arnovitz, Dorit Jordan Dotan, Larry Frankel, Ken Goldman, Tamar Hirschl, Tobi […]
MUSEUM ON THE SEAM with 5 Jewish Art Salon members
Thou Shalt Not – an exhibition that explores the intersection of faith, worship, and contemporary art. The show opens at Museum on the Seam – a leading Socio-Political contemporary art museum – in Jerusalem on May 15th. Jewish Art Salon members in the exhibit: Helène Aylon, Andi Arnovitz, Siona Benjamin, Ken Goldman and Ahron Weiner. […]
Borders/Boundaries/Barriers at the Derfner Museum
Across Divides: Borders and Boundaries in Contemporary Art March 26–July 23, 2017 Reception Sunday, March 26 1:30-3pm Talk by curator Reba Wulkan Grounded in the description in Genesis that the world came into being through a series of divisions – light and darkness, day and night, sea and land, animals and human beings – this exhibition presents […]
Ketubbot Symposium at the Mishkan Museum
A Symposium on the topic of Kettubot will take place Friday February 10, 2017 at the Mishkan Museum in Ein Harod. This symposium is in conjunction with Here is your Ketubbah an exhibition of some of the finest ketubbot from the collection of the Museum of Art, Ein Harod. View Kettubot from the 17-19th centuries from Iran, Afganistan, India and Italy together […]
“Here is your Ketubah” at Ein Harod Museum
Here is your Ketubbah presents some of the finest ketubbot from the collection of the Museum of Art, Ein Harod. This exhibition, curated by Dvora Liss, and on view until late April 2017, features contemporary artwork by two Jewish Art Salon members, in dialog with traditional ketubbot. These beautifully illuminated marriage contracts were created for couples living […]
Jerusalem Biennale Miami Exhibition
Join the Jerusalem Biennale for a night of Contemporary Art, featuring works highlighting the innovative work that is defining contemporary Jewish art. Cocktail Party Wednesday, November 30, 7pm –9pm Temple Emanu-El, 17th street, corner of Washington Kindly RSVP http://www.tesobe.org/reserve.html 305-538-2503 Founded in 2013, The Jerusalem Biennale is dedicated to exploring the places of intersection between […]
Intersections – Selected Works from The Jerusalem Biennale at the JCC Manhattan
Intersections features the work of over 20 Israeli artists from the Jerusalem Biennale, whose works display the wide-ranging interpretations of what constitutes contemporary Jewish art. Some works directly respond to religious practices, while others look at cultural trends within Israel. Jewish Art Salon members in this exhibit are Andi Arnovitz, Ken Goldman and Yehudis Barmatz. OPENING […]
The Art of Motherhood: The Backstory
Yehudis Barmatz conceived of the groundbreaking “Ima Iyla’a; The Art of Motherhood”, an exhibition that was part of the 2015 Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art. The sequel exhibition of “Ima Iyla’a” is shown at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Yehudis writes about how this exhibit came to life, and its importance. Exhibition will be on view until June 20th, 2016. Curated by […]
Ima Lyla’a exhibit at Hebrew University, Jerusalem
“Ima Iyla’a; The Art of Motherhood” exhibition was part of the 2nd Biennale of Contemporary Jewish Art in Jerusalem in 2015. The sequel exhibition is shown at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Exhibition will be on view from 24 February – 20 June 2016. Curated by Nurit Sirkis Bank and Noa Lea Cohen. Participating Jewish Art Salon artists: Dorit […]
Ken Goldman at the Philadelphia Jewish Museum
SOME BODY JEWISH, a solo art exhibition by Israeli artist Ken Goldman, will be featured at the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art. Opening Reception December 3, 5:30 – 7 PM Artist Talk 6 PM 615 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 http://www.rodephshalom.org 215-627-6747 December 3 – March 1, 2016 Hours: M – F: 10 – 4pm (and by […]
Rooted – The Ecological Duality of Nature and Jewish Identity
Tuesday October 13, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm opens a new exhibit by Art Kibbutz NY, and co-sponsored by the Jewish Art Salon. The Manny Cantor Center at NY’s Lower East Side will host the exhibit till December 1, 2015. This exhibition explores the dual role of art embedded in the environment and in Jewish identity. […]
IMA IYLA’A: The Art of Motherhood
Opening Reception Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 8:00pm- 9:00pm Artist-Talk by Joan Roth, and Film-Talk by Film Maker and Artist Maya Zack, and the filming of her work “Mother Economy.” Hechal Shlomo, 56 King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel Ima Iylaa; The Art of Motherhood is a bold, breakthrough art […]
To Forgive and Remember at the Derfner Museum
To Forgive and Remember: Reshaping Contemporary Consciousness On view September 10, 2015–January 3, 2016 Reception with the artists: Sunday, October 18, 3:30–5:30 p.m. R.S.V.P. art@hebrewhome.org or 718.581.1330 Planned to coincide with the Jewish High Holidays, this exhibition of 15 works by nine contemporary artists surveys both the historical and present impact of judgment, forgiveness, oneness and remembrance on […]
Jewish Art Salon at the Jerusalem Biennale 2015
THE SECOND JERUSALEM BIENNALE FOR CONTEMPORARY JEWISH ART WILL SHOWCASE THE WORK OF NEARLY 200 ISRAELI AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. The Jewish Art Salon’s Pavilion at the Polonsky Academy features New York / New Work: Contemporary Jewish Art from NYC, curated by Dvora Liss and David Sperber Participating artists: Helène Aylon, Siona Benjamin, Tobi Kahn, Rachel Kanter, Robert Kirschbaum, Richard McBee, Archie Rand, Cynthia […]
Fields of Dreams: Living Shmita in the Modern World
This exhibition at the Y.U. Museum explores the dynamic process through which the Biblical concept of Shmita was revived, debated and engaged by early settlers of the Land of Israel. The exhibition features rare, original documents and letters by the most significant rabbinic voices of the late 19th and 20th century, as well as by contemporary photographs, artifacts and […]
Active Hands: Craft by Soldiers
Ken Goldman is participating in this exhibit which features rare treasures made by soldiers on active duty, as well as historic documentation of the Army Arts and Crafts Program, which has allowed thousands of soldiers and their families to find respite in the handmade since World War II. Goldman is exhibiting little stone amulets he […]
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 […]
Vashti and Esther flag by Studio Armadillo launched in the exhibit ‘Vashti – The Newly-Discovered Chapter’
Neve Schechter – Legacy Heritage Center for Jewish Culture, located in a beautifully reserved historic house in the neighborhood of Neve – Zedek, Tel-Aviv – Yaffo, will feature ‘Vashti – The Newly-Discovered Chapter’, a group exhibition, curated by Shira Friedman. Showing this ”bold artistic interpretation of a feministic queen in a patriarchal world” is considered quite a pioneering […]
International Artists Session at Skirball Center
The Jewish Art Salon and the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning, NYC, are pleased to host an International Artists Session Presenting artists: Jacqueline Nicholls (Great Britain) and Ken Goldman (Israel). Moderated by Tobi Kahn. Skirball Center of Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanuel. 1 East 65th Street New York, NY 10065. (212) 507-9580. March 12, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00PM 8:30 – […]
SEDUCED BY THE SACRED: Forging a Jewish Art
This exhibit, which is curated by Richard McBee and Joel Silverstein, features artists who have been moved by the idea of the sacred in their work, including concepts of divinity and or the sublime. The exhibit takes place from Oct. 3 to Nov. 22, 2010, at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, Conn., and the […]
