THREE EXHIBITION OPENINGS IN ONE - DEC 17TH, 530 PM
Join YU Museum and its friends Monday, December 17th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm to celebrate three exhibitions:
It’s a Thin Line - The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond
Microcosms - Ruth Abrams, Abstract Expressionist
Sh’ma/Listen - The Art of David Gelernter
Admission is free, but reservations are requested. You can make them here, at Smarttix. Look up “Yeshiva”
IT’S A THIN LINE PHOTOS ON FLICKR
Check out shots from the gallery exhibition on Flickr, and then get on down to YUM to see this incredible project in person!
See them here: goo.gl/KEBZ7
With 130 artifacts spanning over five centuries, this exhibition vividly illustrates how an ancient Biblical precept has been creatively interpreted and applied - especially in and around New York City, where, from the late 19th century to the present, the eruv has been dynamically and dramatically adapted and integrated into modern life. A diverse range of objects includes: early Hebrew printed books, century-old images of New York life, contemporary tools and recent eruv artifacts, and eruv—themed works by contemporary artists.
Exhibition Curated by Zachary Paul Levine
IT’S A THIN LINE: THE ERUV AND JEWISH SPACE IN NEW YORK AND BEYOND
Opening October 29th, 2012
Learn more at http://yumuseum.tumblr.com/ItsAThinLine
From “The Daily Show” to Rabbinic and City Hall Debates, Eruvs Still Generate Controversy. It divides private and public, sacred and secular, work and Sabbath. And you might live in one without knowing it. With its main focus on New York City, New Jersey, and the surrounding communities, the exhibition also provides a vivid picture of local urban history through the stories of individual communities, religious figures and debates.
The eruv is one of the most fascinating, though little understood and sometimes controversial concepts in Jewish life. It is not just a concept. It’s also a physical creation that powerfully affects the lives of observant Jews. Without an eruv, parents couldn’t even carry their children on the Sabbath. It’s a Thin Line traces the history of the eruv and its adaptation into New York’s urban environment, and raises provocative questions. With 130 artifacts spanning over five centuries, It’s a Thin Line vividly illustrates how an ancient Biblical precept has been creatively interpreted and applied – especially in and around New York City. Objects range from some of the first Hebrew books ever printed to century-old images of New York life to contemporary tools and recent eruv artifacts to eruv-themed works by contemporary artists.
‘JEWISH ROOTS REVISITED - 3 MAJOR EXHIBITS YOU SHOULDN’T PASS OVER’
Maybe you saw the online feature, but it was no substitute for the fine article on YU Museum’s current exhibitions, which appeared in the New York Daily News print edition on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Have a look at this beautifully laid-out article, check out the pictures, and make your plans to visit these exhibitions in person!
You can thank me later…
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO SUNDAY? OLD AND THE NEW CLOSES SUNDAY!
Visit the show page and visit the gallery… before it all goes to Prague!
* Image: Three Torah mantles made by artist Mark Podwal, commissioned by the Jewish community in Prague. They will be installed in the Old-New Synagogue this coming March.
YUM’S PAGE FOR ‘OLD AND THE NEW: MARK PODWAL’S TEXTILES FOR THE ALTNEUSCHUL IN PRAGUE’ IS NOW LIVE
You may wonder where we’ve been. Answer: Installing the soon-to-open elegant exhibition on new textiles just made for the oldest operating synagogue in the world. Heard of the Golem? Yeah, it’s in there. Heard of 700 years old? Yep, this synagogue is that old.
This image is one of several murals that the artist drew on the gallery walls. Truly spectacular.
The exhibition opens November 27th, but you can get a special sneak peak starting November 20th. Check out the show page here: http://yumuseum.tumblr.com/OldandNew
CELEBRATORY OPENING FOR YUM’S FALL SEASON
TOMORROW, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH, 5-730 @YUM (15 W 16TH ST)!
From the announcement:
The genre-bending influence of Jewish women in comics gets a rare spotlight when the acclaimed Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women exhibition arrives at Yeshiva University Museum (YU Museum).
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