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Past Exhibitions - 2010
A Hanukkah Project: Daniel Libeskind's Line of Fire
November 19, 2010 - January 30, 2011
Daniel Libeskind, an international figure in architecture and urban design, creates a bold and stunning installation with a selection of 40 Hanukkah lamps from the Museum’s renowned collection.
Seven Artists Inspired by Hanukkah
November 19, 2010 - January 30, 2011
Featuring contemporary works of art from the museum’s collection, this exhibition reminds us that miracles are the stuff of powerful inspiration and they can make for good fun too.
October 29, 2010 - March 27, 2011
Escape artist and showman extraordinaire, Harry Houdini captivated the world with his astonishing feats. Stunning period posters, unusual theater ephemera, and dramatic historic photographs of Houdini’s performances are complemented by contemporary art works by artists inspired by Houdini such as Matthew Barney.
Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism
September 12, 2010 - January 30, 2011
This exhibition explores the origins and impact of feminism on contemporary painting from the 1960s to now. Eva Hesse, Joan Snyder, Deborah Kass, and many other artists forged new avenues for painting by expanding its subjects and inventing new techniques in abstraction, collage, and realism.
Shulie: Film and Stills by Elisabeth Subrin
September 12, 2010 - January 30, 2011
By remaking an obscure documentary about radical '60s activist Shulamith Firestone, artist Elisabeth Subrin offers a nostalgic and somewhat cynical reflection on the legacy of second-wave feminism.
Fish Forms: Lamps by Frank Gehry
August 29, 2010 - October 31, 2010
As part of a design competition sponsored by the Formica Company, internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry created a series of lamps based on the form of a fish which had become something of a personal icon for him. A selection of Gehry’s colorful and luminous lamps will be on view in this exhibition that will also explore the significance of fish imagery in the architect’s work.
South African Photographs: David Goldblatt
May 2, 2010 - September 19, 2010
David Goldblatt, one of South Africa’s most highly regarded photographers, was witness to apartheid’s infiltration into every aspect of South African life. His photos do not look at the large events or the public face of violence; rather they focus on the world of ordinary people and the minutiae of everyday life, illuminating the depth of injustice and the character of the people who imposed it and who struggled against it.
South African Projections: Films by William Kentridge
May 2, 2010 - September 19, 2010
South African William Kentridge’s art is internationally acclaimed for its dramatic narrative invention and for its extraordinary technique. Grounded in recent South African history, Kentridge's complex narratives address personal and universal concerns of love, greed, jealousy, and memory.
Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H.A. Rey
March 14, 2010 - August 1, 2010
America’s favorite monkey, the irrepressible Curious George, is always in trouble! In a great turn of fate, he helped his creators get out of life-threatening danger. Nearly 80 original drawings for Margret and H. A. Rey's children’s books and documentation related to their escape from Nazi-occupied Europe are on view.
Modern Art, Sacred Space: Motherwell, Ferber and Gottlieb
March 14, 2010 - August 1, 2010
In 1951, renowned architect Percival Goodman commissioned Abstract Expressionist artists Robert Motherwell, Adolph Gottlieb, and Herbert Ferber to create contemporary works of art for the modern synagogue in Millburn, New Jersey, that he designed. The exhibition features the three site-specific works by these artists, as well as studies, in-progress photographs, and an architectural model.
The Monayer Family: Three Videos by Dor Guez
March 14, 2010 - September 7, 2010
Visual artist Dor Guez offers perspectives from different generations of a Christian Arab family. Counted among 125,000 Christian Arabs, the Monayers consider themselves a minority within a minority.
New York Jewish Film Festival 2010
January 13, 2010 - January 28, 2010
An extraordinary international film showcase since 1992, this collaboration between The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center explores and celebrates the Jewish experience through dramas, documentaries, claymation, and short films.
