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

Repetition and Difference
(142 words)

Authors & Curators

Jens Hoffmann, Susan L. Braunstein.

Co-curator

Daniel S. Palmer.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 2015. Booklet, 32 pp., illustrations: 41 col., 24.2 × 16.7 cm. English.

ISBN

9780873342032

Location

Jewish Museum New York (13 March–9 August 2015)

Description

An exhibition on the meaning and value of repetition in art, inspired by philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s iconic book, Difference and Repetition. Multiples from the Museum’s collection (of spice towers, Torah binders, ketubbot, ancient figurines, etc.) were juxtaposed with contemporary artworks that explore ideas of difference within repetition, and visually relate to the older pieces. Introductory essay by curators Susan L. Braunstein and Jens Hoffmann explicates Deleuze’s original texts, and encourages viewers to discover the rich messages contained in repetition and difference, and to look differently and repeatedly at their own existence. No itemized listing.

main keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
CEREMONIAL OBJECTS

minor keywords

Besamim
Coins
Hanukkah lamps
Head coverings, men’s
Ketubbot
Mezuzah cases
Torah binders

Cite this page
“Repetition and Difference”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2208>
First published online: 2019



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