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

Imaginary Coordinates
(140 words)

Editor & Curator

Rhoda Rosen.

Imprint

Chicago, Ill., USA, 2008. 108 pp., illustrations: 76 col., 26 × 19.5 cm. English.

ISBN

9780935982664

Location

Spertus Museum (2 May–7 September 2008)

Description

Antique, modern and contemporary maps of the Holy Land, juxtaposed with objects of material culture and the works of contemporary Israeli- and Palestinian-born women artists. The maps are seen as socially-manufactured objects that have less to do with depicting a natural landscape and more with conveying their makers’ ideas about national identity, cultural boundaries, place, and displacement. Title essay by Rhoda Rosen. 19 highlights from the Museum’s map collection pictured and described (Ilana Segal). No itemized listing.

Description

The exhibition was closed in June 2008, one month after its opening, due to strong Jewish communal objections to its contents.

main keywords

ERETZ ISRAEL
FEMALE ARTISTS
ISRAELI ART
MAPS, HOLY LAND

minor keywords

Hanukkah lamps
Mizrach
Postage stamps
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Video installations

Cite this page
“Imaginary Coordinates”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 06 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1933>
First published online: 2019



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