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Visual Moment | New Angles on a Sacred Land

JL;DR SUMMARY Noted American photographer Ralph Gibson embarked on a transformative journey through Israel in 2019, capturing the country's essence through his unique artistic lens. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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SpiritualityHebrew Union CollegeCulturePhotographyExhibitionRalph GibsonSacred LandHeller MuseumMartin Cohen

Places mentioned

Paris, France
"It all began when two friends were chatting over a drink in the lobby of a Paris hotel."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"It was a project that took the two friends from the isolation of the Negev desert to the bustling streets of Tel Aviv (Miami with integrity, as Gibson put it)."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Titled Sacred Land, the volume was the inspiration for a recent exhibition at the Heller Museum of Hebrew Union College (HUC) in Manhattan."
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
"That exhibit moved to the Skirball Museum at HUC in Cincinnati at the end of October."
Winter Park, Florida, United States
"The show will then go on to the Rollins Museum of Art in Winter Park, FL."
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
"and the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, OK."
Petah Tikva, Central District, Israel
"Calatrava Bridge, Petah Tikva."
San Francisco, California, United States
"He later attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he began using a Leica rangefinder camera."
Holon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Design Museum, Holon."
Rehovot, Central District, Israel
"Ethiopian student, Rehovot school."
Beresheet, Southern District, Israel
"Opening picture: Bedouin village, Beresheet."

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