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Bezalel Academy's Traveling Exhibition BEZALEL on Tour in New York During NYCxDesign
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013
The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the first cultural institution of Israel and one of the most important art and design academies in the world, concluded its U.S. traveling exhibition, Bezalel on Tour, in New York at G91 Loft in Soho. The exhibition showcased an extensive and diverse range of work from the past five years by recent alumni and emerging artists of Bezalel. (more...)
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The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Presents Bezalel on Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013
The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the first cultural institution of Israel and one of the most important art and design academies in the world, concluded its U.S. traveling exhibition, Bezalel on Tour, in New York at G91 Loft in Soho. The exhibition showcased an extensive and diverse range of work from the past five years by recent alumni and emerging artists of Bezalel. (more...)
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Chicago Museum Presents Fire in My Heart: The Story of Hannah Senesh, 5/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013
Fire in My Heart: The Story of Hannah Senesh sheds light on Hannah Senesh, the inspiring 23-year-old young woman who died by firing squad in 1944, but has endured as one of Israel's most iconic heroes. This first-ever major exhibition tells how this Budapest-born poet, diarist, and author of the hymn Eli, Eli discovered her love for the Land of Israel, courageously volunteered for a mission to rescue downed Allied fliers and Jews from Nazi-occupied Hungary, and ultimately became a lasting symbol of courage and determination. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: Apollo Theater Presents APOLLO CLUB HARLEM
by Elisa Kimble - Mar 05, 2013
If you are ever in Harlem make sure you visit the Apollo Theater. During the 30's and 40's this was one of New York City's hottest night clubs, the place where the music of Billie, Ella, Dinah, Sarah, Duke, and Dizzy became legendary. In an effort to recapture that bygone glory, the theater is presenting Apollo Club Harlem, an enterprising and captivating attempt not only to revive the jazz spirit of 125th Street, but rekindle it as well for a new generation of jazz and pop music enthusiasts. (more...)
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MoMA Presents PERFORMING HISTORIES with TOKYO 1950-1970 and INVENTING ABSTRACTION thru 4/15
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2013
The Museum of Modern Art presents Performing Histories: Live Artworks Examining the Past, a performance series held in conjunction with two exhibitions at MoMA: Tokyo 1950-1970: A New Avant-Garde (November 18, 2012, to February 25, 2013) and Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925 (December 23, 2012, to April 15, 2013). These performances constitute 'live' responses to the contexts of the two exhibitions, highlighting various artistic methods of engaging with history through a wide range of forms-dance, music, theater, and performance art. The series includes works by Eiko & Koma, Ei Arakawa, Trajal Harrell, contact Gonzo, Kelly Nipper with Japanther, and Fabian Barba. (more...)
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MAD Magazine Celebrates 60 Years of Humor
by BWW News Desk - Nov 05, 2012
To celebrate MAD Magazine's 60th anniversary, Time Home Entertainment Inc. is foolishly teaming up with MAD Magazine on Totally MAD, a new collection of the legendary humor magazine's high-quality idiocy that is so widely un-anticipated, this overblown press release is needed to call attention to it. (more...)
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The Jewish Museum Announces Exhibition Featuring Manuscripts from England's Bodleian Library; Opens 9/14
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 13, 2012
England's Bodleian Library at Oxford University, established by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602 and now the largest of the University's group of 'Bodleian Libraries', is home to a collection of medieval Hebrew illuminated manuscripts. The Jewish Museum will present Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries from September 14, 2012 through February 3, 2013. This exhibition will feature over 60 works - Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin manuscripts - the majority of which have never been seen in the United States. Several paintings and printed books will also be on view. (more...)
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The Jewish Museum Announces Exhibition Featuring Manuscripts from England's Bodleian Library; Opens 9/14
by BWW News Desk - Aug 27, 2012
England's Bodleian Library at Oxford University, established by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602 and now the largest of the University's group of 'Bodleian Libraries', is home to a collection of medieval Hebrew illuminated manuscripts. The Jewish Museum will present Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries from September 14, 2012 through February 3, 2013. This exhibition will feature over 60 works - Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin manuscripts - the majority of which have never been seen in the United States. Several paintings and printed books will also be on view. (more...)
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The Jewish Museum's 'Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries' Exhibition Begins 9/14
by BWW News Desk - Jul 06, 2012
England's Bodleian Library at Oxford University, established by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602 and now the largest of the University's group of 'Bodleian Libraries', is renowned for its great treasures. Among them is one of the most important collections of medieval Hebrew illuminated manuscripts in the world. The Jewish Museum will present Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries from September 14, 2012 through February 3, 2013. This exhibition will feature over 60 works - Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin manuscripts - the majority of which have never been seen in the United States. (more...)
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Met Museum to Display Rylands Haggadah, 14th Century Hebrew Manuscript
by BWW News Desk - Apr 04, 2012
An illustrated 14th-century Catalonian haggadah from the collection of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, England, will be displayed in the Gallery for Western European Art from 1050 to 1300 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning March 27. A haggadah is the book used at the Passover seder, the ritual meal that commemorates the exodus of the ancient Israelites from Egypt. Works of art from the Museum's own collection, made for Christian use, but depicting the saga of the Hebrew people, will suggest the larger, medieval context of biblical storytelling in which the Haggadah was created. (more...)
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Metropolitan Museum Holiday Mondays Program Expands
by BWW
News Desk - Dec 26, 2011
The Cloisters museum and gardens-The Metropolitan Museum of Art's northern Manhattan branch dedicated to the art and architecture of medieval Europe-will be open to the public on two Mondays this coming holiday season: December 26 and January 2. (more...)
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Metropolitan Museum Holiday Mondays Program Expands
by BWW News Desk - Dec 08, 2011
The Cloisters museum and gardens-The Metropolitan Museum of Art's northern Manhattan branch dedicated to the art and architecture of medieval Europe-will be open to the public on two Mondays this coming holiday season: December 26 and January 2. (more...)
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Candice Bergen To Narrate New Documentary On PBS
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 15, 2011
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allies declared the Nazi party a criminal organization and pledged to prosecute and punish all those who took part in genocide and crimes against humanity. (more...)
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Candice Bergen To Narrate New Documentary On PBS
by TV News Desk - Nov 07, 2011
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allies declared the Nazi party a criminal organization and pledged to prosecute and punish all those who took part in genocide and crimes against humanity. (more...)
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