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Tag: Abstract Expressionism

0 Art History

The Menorah, the Rebbe and the Aesthetics of Transcendence: A Response to Reviel Netz

Eli Rubin in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Dec 2024

Eli Rubin examines the aesthetic philosophy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, focusing on his preference for a straight-branched menorah inspired by Maimonides’ drawing over the ornate, curved design depicted on ancient Roman monuments.

0 Art Holocaust

Material world of four women artists

Jewish Chronicle · 16 May 2024

The exhibition "Montage" at Gazelli Art House showcases the lives and works of four prominent twentieth-century American women artists, half of whom were Jewish.

0 Art Gender/Identity

'A Jewish woman, a widow, a damn good painter and a little too independent' — reclaiming Lee Krasner's legacy

Laurie Gwen Shapiro in Forward · 27 Feb 2024

Lee Krasner, a talented artist in her own right, often overshadowed by her husband, Jackson Pollock, is being reevaluated in the art world.

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How a Jewish 'witness of hell' navigated a landscape of American terror

ALanger in Forward · 5 Jun 2023

The article discusses the exhibition "Philip Guston Now" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., highlighting the relevance of Guston's work to the themes of European antisemitism and American prejudice.

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A Good Painter ... for a Woman

Pat Lipsky in Tablet · 14 Nov 2022

This text is a personal reflection on the challenges faced by a female painter in the art world in the 1970s.

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The Painting Behind the Door

Emily Benedek in Tablet · 14 May 2020

In 1985, a valuable painting, Willem de Kooning's Woman-Ochre, was stolen from the University of Arizona Museum of Art.