Portraits of Cain: Representations of the "Others" - Conference and Exhibition

Arik Weiss "iCain"

The exhibition, opening April 17 at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, will explore how 30 Israeli artists, past and present, relate to the concept of the “mark of Cain” (stigma) and broader contexts, starting with the biblical story and its versions in the Jewish midrash, Christian and Muslim texts, to the image of Cain as a Pre-Figuration of the Wandering Jew to contemporary representations of the "marked people" for gender, religion, race, nationality, professional association and so on. Ken Goldman, Natan Nuchi and Arik Weiss are some of the artists in the exhibit.

Ken Goldman "Horn Tefillin"

Portraits of Cain: Representations of 'Others': A two day interdisciplinary conference will take place on April 17th in the W.A. Minkoff Senate Hall at BGU and on April 18th in the Auditorium of the Open Museum in Omer.  

Ken Goldman "Innocent"

The conference will deal with different aspects of the subject of the exhibition.  The conference will be dedicated to the memory of social psychologist Professor Dan Bar-On. The second part of the conference will relate to the exhibitions "Haim Maor: They are Me" and “Ahmad Kna’an: Sculptures" which will be displayed at the Open Museum in Omer. 

More info here 

Ken Goldman and Haggadot.com

DIY Matzoh Baking

Haggadot.com offers a unique way to to create a more personalized Passover experience. It provides access to classical texts and contemporary interpretations to make your own haggadah.

For each section of the haggadah, you may upload original writings, artwork, or scan in selections from non-copyrighted haggadot. You may borrow content from other users and mix and match pages. When finished you make a PDF and print copies for you and your guests. 

Check out the highly original contributions by Ken Goldman. Goldman recently presented at a Jewish Art Salon session and the audience got a preview of some of his haggadah related work. Here is more: 

http://www.haggadot.com/contributors-details/3679

Photo courtesy Ken Goldman

For those of you who want to experience baking matzot on the run! 

1. upcycle an old television dish- add shoulder straps. 2. cover dish with lots of foil. 3. hang black pot with dough at just the right angel. 4. head out to your nearest desert at high noon! should take about an hour; goes great with charoset! 

International Jewish Art Salon Session at Skirball Center

Monday March 12, 2012, 7:30 - 9PM
 

Skirball Center of Adult Jewish Learning.

1 East 65th Street  New York, NY 10065. (212) 507-9580.

The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El, NYC, in collaboration with the Jewish Art Salon is pleased to host an International Artists Session with Jacqueline Nicholls (Great Britain) and Ken Goldman (Israel). Moderated by Tobi Kahn.

7:30 - 8:30PM The artists will show and discuss their work and answer questions. Session starts at 7:30 sharp, March 12th.

8:30 - 9:00PM Meet & greet.

RSVP required by March 7! jewishartsalon@gmail.com