Jewish Art

Covering nearly two centuries, Jewish Art: A Modern History examines the art made by Jews across Europe, America and Israel. Written by two leading scholars in the field, Jewish Art is the first broadly accessible book to address the subject in both an introductory and a critical manner. Samantha Baskind and Larry Silver provide a chronological, geographic and thematic framework, to examine Jewish artists against the background of an emerging modernity. The shifting Jewish identities are discussed, as well as the effects of the diaspora and anti-Semitism, which are woven directly into analyses of specific works of art. The authors ask 'what is Jewish art?' and examine the ambiguities of the Jewish experience, both religious and cultural. Rather than providing reductive classifications of the subject, they consider the variety of ways Jewish artists have defined themselves and their works. Looking at the work of European artists including Moritz Oppenheim and Maurycy Gottlieb, Camille Pisarro and Marc Chagall, to those in the US such as Myriam Schapiro and Eva Hesse, Barnett Newman and Archie Rand, as well as contemporary Israeli artists, Jewish Art: A Modern History provides a comprehensive, probing and lucid account of a complex subject. It is ideal for all general readers interested in the subject, and invaluable to students of Jewish art and history, as well as scholars in the field. This lavishly illustrated volume, featuring numerous works published for the first time, offers a coherent discussion of the vexed question of what constitutes Jewish art today.

ISBN 1861898029   Pages 256 ISBN13 9781861898029 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 975 Publisher Reaktion Books   Published in London Imprint Reaktion Books   Height (mm) 250 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 190 Publication date 25 Jul 2011   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY 704.03924   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

'Samantha Baskind and Larry Silver's Jewish Art: A Modern History accomplishes the impossible. A readable survey (for the general reader); a concise overview (perfect for class use), a theoretical critique (for the art historian as well as the Jewish Studies specialist) ... A must buy.' - Sander L. Gilman, Distinguished Prof. of the Liberal Arts and Sciences; Prof. of Psychiatry, Emory University 'Jewish Art: A Modern History is a beautiful book and an impressive achievement. Addressing what it means to make, or to witness, Jewish art, Baskind and Silver have compiled this most complete overview of those factors, which bind a historical trajectory to contemporary developments. It is both an accessible academic resource and a rich introduction for the interested reader, offering a history of both the social and personal conditions which have continued to generate art objects that reflect on Jewishness. The generous arc of balance, in its erudition and analysis, is bracing, making Jewish Art an important contribution to studies in art history.' - Archie Rand

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