Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

New Under the Sun. Australian Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony III
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Curator

Rebecca Forgasz.

Imprint

Melbourne, Australia, 2007. 47 pp., iIllustrations: 37 b&w, 23.5 × 17 cm. English. Unseen.

ISBN

9781875670468

Location

Jewish Museum of Australia (11 November 2007–23 March 2008)

Description

The Museum’s third exhibition of contemporary Australian Judaica, and the first to focus also on the creation of Judaica for new Jewish ceremonies and rituals, in particular those relating to women. More than 60 original, innovative items of Judaica were featured, created by thirty artists, including some of Australia’s leading craftspeople. Curator’s introduction on specific holidays, ceremonial objects, the synagogue, etc. 42 exhibits pictured and described.

main keywords

AUSTRALIA
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
WOMEN IN JUDAISM

minor keywords

Afikoman covers/bags
Calendars
Candlesticks/Candelabra
Challah covers
Dreidels
Hanukkah lamps
Havdalah sets/compendia
Kiddush cups
Mezuzah cases
Miriam’s cup
Pesach plates

Other venues

Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, Australia; Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Australia; Hamilton Art Gallery, Australia; Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Australia; Sydney Jewish Museum, Australia

Cite this page
“New Under the Sun. Australian Contemporary Design in Jewish Ceremony III”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1897>
First published online: 2019



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