Christian Boltanski, the French conceptual artist deceased a few days ago, was known internationally for his work exploring notions of memory, loss and cultural history through a process of free artistic appropriation. But what does it mean when your own …
The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah of Ferrara – MEIS promotes a series of events in English aimed at capturing both a national and an international audience. The program starts on June 22th at 7 p.m. (CEST) …
Yesterday, today, tomorrow: The Jewish marriage is nurtured by precepts and rites of the past, it is the emblem of continuity, it has its roots in the Bible; yet it coexists with a vibrant present, dialogues with the culture in …
By David Bidussa*
Ceasing of being slaves does not mean to be free. We become free when we learn how to be responsible.
*Social historian of ideas…
Chag hamatzot (feast of unleavened bread), zeman cherutenu (feast of freedom), chag aviv (feast of spring). These are the names by which Pesach is known, but what is the difference between these meanings? An answer can be found in the …
From mid-February the paintings “Le Fantasie” by Mario Mafai, twenty-two paintings donated to the museum in 2018 by engineer Aldo Bassetti, president of the Amici di Brera from 2007 to 2020, are on display in Brera. The Fantasies – tablets …
Until March 14th the whimsical world of the artist Marc Chagall is in display in Italy’s Palazzo Roverella in Rovigo. Titled “My Russia will love me too”, the exhibition focuses on the origins of his unique style and the relationship …
By Rav Scialom Bahbout
Marc Chagall’s artworks were multifarious. Many traces from various sources of inspiration can be found in his paintings. It is worth remembering that Chagall was born in Eastern Europe, where different cultural and spiritual tendencies coexisted …
The Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea-CDEC of Milan recently published the 17th issue of “Quest. Issues in Jewish Contemporary History”, its online journal. It is a monographic issue dedicated to the idea of Europe as seen by that vast …
Starting from July, the Israeli historian and educator Avinoam Shalev is the 24th Director of the prestigious American Academy in Rome. He is currently the Riggio Professor for the Arts of Islam in the Department of Art History and Archaeology …