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Author:

Schachter, Benjamin, author.

Title:

Image, action, and idea in contemporary Jewish art / Ben Schachter.

Publisher:

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 161 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Jewish art--20th century.
Jewish art--21st century.
Judaism and art.
Art criticism.
Action in art.
Action in art.
Art criticism.
Jewish art.
Judaism and art.
1900-2099

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Images and actions in art criticism and Jewish thought -- Melakhot, creative activities, and artistic practice -- Contemporary Jewish art -- Visual Midrash and artistic interpretation -- Epilogue : becoming a Jewish artist.

Summary:

"Offers a new criticism of contemporary Jewish art, showing how Jewish artists bring their use of action and process to Jewish ideas. Bringing together exhibition catalogs, midrashic texts, and artist statements, this book addresses abstraction, conceptual art, performance art, and other styles that do not rely on imagery for meaning"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Dimyonot : Jews and the cultural imagination

ISBN:

0271079126
9780271079127

OCLC:

(OCoLC)985079049

LCCN:

2017028245

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (University of Iowa) (Iowa City)