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As it were ... so to speak : a museum collection in dialogue with Barbara Bloom

Catalog Data

Artist:
Bloom, Barbara 1951-  Search this
Organizer:
Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Bloom, Barbara 1951-  Search this
Jewish Museum (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
141 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 25 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Illustrated works
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
2015
Notes:
This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, March 5-August 4, 2013.
Contents:
Guests and hosts : invitation -- Doorways : eyes and dialogue -- Hidden cupboards : the unspeakable -- Piano : harmony/dissonance -- Drawers : traces -- Sitting room : time -- Window : synesthesia -- Library : reading/writing -- Bedroom : love -- Vanity table : luck -- Analyst's couch : circles of secrecy -- Dining table : toasts -- Mantel (reflected) : nested worlds -- Game table : parallel play -- Charity : forms of giving
Summary:
The installations of the conceptual artist Barbara Bloom (b. 1951) have captivated audiences for decades. Since the 1970s, her work has consistently redefined the way in which viewers understand objects. Bloom siphons meaning from the things with which we surround ourselves, and crafts an experience that is at once personal and universal. In this beautiful artist's book, Bloom revisits her landmark 2013 solo exhibition at the Jewish Museum, New York. The book features images of the museum's galleries reconstructed as rooms in a fictive house; the music room, the boudoir, the analyst's office; formed of objects from the permanent collection. These staged spaces are intertwined with fragments of text and images drawn from intellectuals, artists, and authors, both historical and contemporary. Ranging from the charming (Torah pointers tipped with tiny hands, poised above a piano keyboard; silver spice containers shaped like peaches and pears) to the poignant (an empty, worn velvet case for a shofar horn; a Nazi playing card created from a defaced Torah), each object is infused with profound significance. Exhibition: Jewish Museum, NYC, USA (5.3.-4.8.2013).
Topic:
Judaism in art  Search this
Material culture in art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1090310