Journal
The conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought academics, artists and community members together in Madison, Wisconsin, for a week of…
The keynote on Jewish feminism and visual culture gave the Madison conference a way to examine how images, bodies and creative practice shape Jewish identity.…
How Jewish artists depict the Sabbath: paintings and sculpture is a question about time, ritual and belonging as much as it is about style. Across Jewish…
A sukkah is a temporary shelter built during Sukkot, the Jewish festival that recalls the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. It is open to the sky,…
Digital entertainment is increasingly shaped by identity, technology, and personal choice. Those themes were central to “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and…
Promotions often work through symbols, anticipation, and a sense of participation. Those same ideas appear across visual culture, from gallery installations…
Digital gambling has developed its own vocabulary, and players often encounter unfamiliar terms when exploring a new casino platform. One phrase that appears…
The discussion of restitution of art looted during WWII placed ownership within a much larger human story. At the Practicing Jews conference in Madison,…
Jewish Art Nouveau is an overlooked chapter in the history of modern art. Flourishing around 1890–1914, the movement brought together flowing lines, botanical…
The closing ceremony of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought the week’s conversations into a shared community setting. After presentations on…