Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery
Winter 2008 E-News
L (A) T T I T U D E S: Opening Thursday, February 21, 5:00-7:00 pm
How can we look at maps, which are often considered to be a reflection of history and objectivity, as lenses through which we can interpret the social milieu of Israel? Do people define and draw borders, or do borders define and create a “people” (or a peoplehood?) How can boundaries be examined in a way that is not staunch and constrictive, but rather open to other ways of knowing a specific landscape?
The exhibition ‘L(A)ttitudes’ which opens at the Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery on February 21 raises more questions than it provides answers. The exhibition does attempt to create an inclusive conversation by focusing on explorations by contemporary artists, of various viewpoints, working in a variety of forms and styles. ‘L(A)ttitudes’ includes work by 10 artists from five different countries. Highlights include Alban Biaussat’s 55 photographs interpreting the Green Line; frescos of historic maps by Joyce Kozloff; manipulated atlas works by Doug Beube; two installations: one a 25-foot “Orange Map” floor installation by Avner Bar Hama, and a commissioned wall installation by Simonetta Moro; Yoav Galai’s black and white photographs of the separation wall in Israel; two works from local artists: Nikolas Schiller’s digital manipulation of a 15-year-old CIA map, and Anna Fine Foer’s collage remembering Biblical Israel; and pieces from Karey Kessler and Mel Watkin who are working with psychogeography, interpreting and creating maps, and taking a new approach to boundaries and borders in and around Israel. The exhibition will open on February 21 from 5:00-7:00 pm with a FREE Israeli wine and cheese reception. In addition, this spring the Gallery will co-sponsor several public programs including an in-the-gallery reading of an Israeli play, and an Israeli mapping dialogue. Stay tuned for more information on these programs or visit our website.Purim gift basket workshop: Tuesday, March 18, 7:00-9:00 pmCreate a work of art that’s delicious and meaningful at the same time! Mishloach manot is the Purim custom of giving gift baskets to friends and neighbors. Use this custom as an opportunity to be creative and let your imagination run wild – as wild and joyful as Purim celebrations are meant to be. Come to the two-part workshop as you are. We give you the history of giving gifts on Purim and other times of year during the workshop’s first part and all the supplies for the baskets in the second part. In celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary, all the products for your Purim gift basket are from Israel. Have fun and delight your friends. Sign up today!
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