Susan Chevlowe discusses how the artists explore individual communities to dispel stereotypes of contemporary Jewish life, and Ilan Stavans dissects the diversity of American Jews over the last century. In illuminating interviews with the artists, Joanna Lindenbaum provides insights into their ideas and methods. A beautifully illustrated portfolio of each of the commissioned works immerses the viewer in a distinctive community, revealing complex and often surprising ways in which Jewish Americans grapple with their identity.
Participating artists:
• Dawoud Bey
• Tirtza Even and Brian Karl
• Rainer Ganahl
• Nikki S. Lee
• Yoshua Okon
• Jaime Permuth
• Andrea Robbins and Max Becher
• Shari Rothfarb and Avishai Mekonen
• Jessica Shokrian
• Chris Verene