Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
מותר
Angaben zur Quelle:
6 (תשנח) 65-76
Keywords:
תומרקין, יגאל,
;
Art
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Commemoration
Abstract:
Compares two Holocaust memorials - one created by Ossip Zadkine in 1953 in Rotterdam, which commemorates the destruction of the city in the Holocaust, the other created by Igael Tumarkin in 1975 in Tel-Aviv, intended as a monument to the Holocaust and to national revival. Zadkine's sculpture is a personification which follows classical tradition and conveys the tragedy of the city through a dramatic posture. It is a work of art with universal appeal, even for those who are not familiar with the story of the city's destruction. Tumarkin's sculpture, on the other hand, is an inverted pyramid structure covered with dark glass. Although the sculptor attempted to convey the sense of mourning and the joy of resurrection, the abstract sculpture was misunderstood and seen as a satire on those Holocaust victims who offered no resistance. As a result, the memorial is basically ignored and Holocaust commemorations are held at other sites. States that the style of a memorial should correspond with the message it is meant to convey.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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