Language:
English
Year of publication:
1997
Titel der Quelle:
Jerusalem Review
Angaben zur Quelle:
2 (1997-1998) 98-118
Keywords:
Gershuni, Moshe
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and art
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Art
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
Although the Holocaust has a central place in Israeli consciousness, until the 1990s it was almost invisible in Israeli art. Until then there was no major exhibition on the theme of the Holocaust. Most Israeli artists opposed depiction of the Holocaust in artworks, mainly because the dimensions of the tragedy made its depiction seem unsuitable. Works by young Israeli artists in the 1990s suggest that explicit articulation of the Holocaust has become possible. Discusses the work of Moshe Gershuni, who began focusing on the Holocaust already in the 1980s. Gershuni employs covert devices in his works on the Holocaust, which also contain juxtapositions of Jewish and Nazi identity. Many of Gershuni's works could be perceived as "improper" within the context of Holocaust reflection. However, the coexistence of the proper and the improper is an essential part of his art.
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