Artist Ben Shahn’s Nonconformity
As a friend of his put it, “These were the works of a famous man, not a famous artist.”
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt
The vitrines at The Jewish Museum exhibit are filled with objects that demonstrate the felicitous intersection of Dutch and Jewish culture.
A Rare View of Chagall’s Decorative Arts
With war not too far from Lithuania’s borders, the hopefulness emanating from the warmth and tactile nature of the tapestries and the vibrant ceramics provides much needed comfort.
Wisdom Project | Philip Drill, 97, on Sculpting a Moral Life
Philip Drill, the eclectically gifted construction company CEO, sculptor and family patriarch, stresses the importance of living an honest life.
Memoir | Grief and the Lemon Tree
Artist and writer Mindy Weisel reflects on grief, healing and legacy after the death of her father, Amram Deutsch.
Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition
Visionary Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim's paintings, drawings, sculptures and collages demonstrate both a daredevil freedom and an obdurate determination.
This Moment in Art: Draping the Ambassador’s House, Samaritans and More
As we embark on a new year, we can find respite and renewal in the trove of rich and varied museum exhibitions and cultural happenings that are once again burgeoning in our cities.
Young Ukrainian Artists Respond to the Invasion
Animator Crow Ra and collaborator Remy Slimp on their experience fleeing the war. “The more you know who you are, the stronger your magic is.”
Jewish Art and Architecture with Artists Judy A. Greenberg, Simonida Uth and Professor Ori Z. Soltes
Explore the exciting connections between art and architecture, ancient and modern, spiritual and utilitarian. Artist and film documentarian Simonida Perica Uth; artist and director emeritus of The Kreeger Museum Judy A. Greenberg; and Georgetown University’s Ori Z. Soltes, author of Tradition and Transformation: Three Millenia of Jewish Art and Architecture will be in conversation with The Moment Gallery founders, Robin Strongin and Nadine Epstein.
The Colmar Treasure: Bringing Jewish Life Into Medieval Art
Until recently, the Met Cloisters, situated at the top of a peaceful hill in Fort Tryon Park in the middle of Manhattan’s bustling Washington Heights—a...
What do Italian Futurism, the Pre-Raphaelites and Judaism and Christianity have in common?
This summer and fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is highlighting the little-known Pre-Raphaelites in the exhibit, “The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy: British Art and Design” (through October 26).
Uncovering the Silence: A Jewish-German Healing Exchange
My parents were Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivors who fled World War II and ended up in Mexico, where my sister and I were born. They lost most of their families. My mother had only a brother, an uncle and a cousin who survived, while my father only a sister and two cousins.