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The Jewish Museum has acquired an artwork that was originally intended for the Venice Biennale but was never shown. This acquisition highlights the museum's commitment to preserving and showcasing significant cultural and artistic works.
Zoya Cherkassky, a Kyiv-born artist, responded to the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and the war in Ukraine with a series of highly personal drawings titled "7 October 2023," depicting the horrors of war. Influenced by Modernist works like Picasso’s “Guernica,” her drawings capture the shock and terror experienced by Israelis during the attack. The series is currently on display at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, showcasing Cherkassky's poignant response to the seismic world events.
The Jewish Museum in New York is hosting its first fashion exhibition dedicated to Chloé, the French ready-to-wear brand founded by Gaby Aghion in 1952. The exhibition, titled "Mood of the Moment: Gaby Aghion and the House of Chloé," aims to highlight Aghion's Jewish identity and her significant contribution to the fashion industry. Aghion, who believed in offering women chic and simpler everyday wear, hired talented designers to bring her vision to life. The exhibition showcases the evolution of Chloé through the years and emphasizes Aghion's pioneering role in the concept of elevated ready-to-wear fashion.
Fragments of the Great Synagogue in Munich, destroyed by the Nazis in 1938, have resurfaced during the renovation of a weir on the Isar river. The discovery includes pieces of masonry with artistic friezes and a tablet featuring the Ten Commandments in Hebrew. The find is significant as the location of the synagogue rubble had been unknown. The remains will be examined and cataloged by the Jewish Museum in Munich, which already holds other fragments from the synagogue.