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Spertus exhibits planned
Chicago Tribune
By Alan g. Artner
Published April 25, 2007
When the new Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies opens on Nov. 30, the museum that is a part of it will resume an active program of exhibitions devoted to art and culture. The first four shows, announced Tuesday, will be:
"The New Authentics: Artists of the Post-Jewish Generation," presenting works by 16 contemporary American artists who address Jewishness in American culture (Nov. 30, 2007-March 31, 2008).
"Mapping Dystopia," presenting antique maps of the Holy Land with works by contemporary Israeli- and Palestinian-born artists who explore national borders and identity (April-June 2008).
"Twisted Beyond Recognition: Cliches of Jews and Others," in which the theme is addressed by classical and contemporary visual art, music, video and film (July-October 2008).
"African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund," the first show to treat the legacy of a Chicago effort that, from 1928 to 1948, awarded stipends to hundreds of artists, writers and scholars (December 2008-April 2009).
Two site-specific commissions, by artists Arnold Dreyblatt and Ranbir Kaleka, also will be in the new Spertus facility, designed by Krueck & Sexton Architects.
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