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

מאזניים. תערוכת תשרי‬‎ Libra. Tishrei exhibit
(127 words)

Curator

Shira Friedman.

Imprint

Tel Aviv, Israel, 2015. 40 pp., illustrations: 22 col., 3 b&w, 24.3 × 19 cm. Hebrew, with introductions and image captions also in English.

Location

Neve Schechter (10 September–12 November 2015)

Description

Works of 15 Israeli artists in paint, sculpture, print and video, relating to the Libra zodiac sign and the New Year. Exhibits convey abstract themes of weight, balance and measurement, and concepts such as justice, power and control. Judaica objects from the Gross Family Collection illustrate the introductory text, which recalls the history and meaning of the Libra sign in both Babylonian and Jewish tradition (Shira Friedman). Detailed entries (in Hebrew only). 16 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
ISRAELI ART
LIBRA
ROSH HASHANAH
ZODIAC SIGNS

minor keywords

Blessing sheets, decorated
Calendars
Evronot
Graphic arts
Paintings
Sculpture
Seals/Stamps, rings
Torah binders
Video installations

Cite this page
“‮מאזניים. תערוכת תשרי‬‎ Libra. Tishrei exhibit”, 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_CC2216>
First published online: 2019



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