Thu January 28, 2016
In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art Artist Reception and Conversation
SEE EVENT DETAILS
Dialogue has always been an integral part of learning in traditional Jewish contexts. Now, The Contemporary Jewish Museum repurposes the centuries-old practice of havruta—the study of religious texts by people in pairs—for the contemporary art community. San Francisco-based artist Jenny Odell collaborates with stylist and window designer Philip Buscemi for this next installation of the exhibition series, In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art. Odell and Buscemi are creating The Bureau of Suspended Objects, a series of window-like displays in the manner of a cabinet of curiosities that examines the creation of desire for consumer objects.
In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art brings individual Bay Area artists together with a scholar, scientist, writer, or other professional of his or her choice for a three-month fellowship in creativity. The resulting collaborations are presented in The Museum’s Sala Webb Education Center.
Jenny Odell’s work makes use of secondhand imagery and vernacular online sources in an attempt to highlight the material dimension of our modern networked existence. It has been shown widely including the Google Headquarters (Mountain View, CA), Arts Santa Monica, the Made in NY Media Center, and Apexart (NY). It has also been featured in TIME Magazine's LightBox, The Atlantic, The Economist, WIRED, and more. Odell teaches at Stanford University.
Philip Buscemi has been working as a stylist and window designer for many years in and around San Francisco’s Union Square. He has been working alongside celebrated interior designer Ken Fulk for the last twelve years as a stylist designing environments, installations, and events.
January 28–June 26, 2016
Opening reception: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 6–8pm (free with Museum admission, $5 after 5pm)
show less
In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art brings individual Bay Area artists together with a scholar, scientist, writer, or other professional of his or her choice for a three-month fellowship in creativity. The resulting collaborations are presented in The Museum’s Sala Webb Education Center.
Jenny Odell’s work makes use of secondhand imagery and vernacular online sources in an attempt to highlight the material dimension of our modern networked existence. It has been shown widely including the Google Headquarters (Mountain View, CA), Arts Santa Monica, the Made in NY Media Center, and Apexart (NY). It has also been featured in TIME Magazine's LightBox, The Atlantic, The Economist, WIRED, and more. Odell teaches at Stanford University.
Philip Buscemi has been working as a stylist and window designer for many years in and around San Francisco’s Union Square. He has been working alongside celebrated interior designer Ken Fulk for the last twelve years as a stylist designing environments, installations, and events.
January 28–June 26, 2016
Opening reception: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 6–8pm (free with Museum admission, $5 after 5pm)
Dialogue has always been an integral part of learning in traditional Jewish contexts. Now, The Contemporary Jewish Museum repurposes the centuries-old practice of havruta—the study of religious texts by people in pairs—for the contemporary art community. San Francisco-based artist Jenny Odell collaborates with stylist and window designer Philip Buscemi for this next installation of the exhibition series, In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art. Odell and Buscemi are creating The Bureau of Suspended Objects, a series of window-like displays in the manner of a cabinet of curiosities that examines the creation of desire for consumer objects.
In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art brings individual Bay Area artists together with a scholar, scientist, writer, or other professional of his or her choice for a three-month fellowship in creativity. The resulting collaborations are presented in The Museum’s Sala Webb Education Center.
Jenny Odell’s work makes use of secondhand imagery and vernacular online sources in an attempt to highlight the material dimension of our modern networked existence. It has been shown widely including the Google Headquarters (Mountain View, CA), Arts Santa Monica, the Made in NY Media Center, and Apexart (NY). It has also been featured in TIME Magazine's LightBox, The Atlantic, The Economist, WIRED, and more. Odell teaches at Stanford University.
Philip Buscemi has been working as a stylist and window designer for many years in and around San Francisco’s Union Square. He has been working alongside celebrated interior designer Ken Fulk for the last twelve years as a stylist designing environments, installations, and events.
January 28–June 26, 2016
Opening reception: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 6–8pm (free with Museum admission, $5 after 5pm)
read more
In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art brings individual Bay Area artists together with a scholar, scientist, writer, or other professional of his or her choice for a three-month fellowship in creativity. The resulting collaborations are presented in The Museum’s Sala Webb Education Center.
Jenny Odell’s work makes use of secondhand imagery and vernacular online sources in an attempt to highlight the material dimension of our modern networked existence. It has been shown widely including the Google Headquarters (Mountain View, CA), Arts Santa Monica, the Made in NY Media Center, and Apexart (NY). It has also been featured in TIME Magazine's LightBox, The Atlantic, The Economist, WIRED, and more. Odell teaches at Stanford University.
Philip Buscemi has been working as a stylist and window designer for many years in and around San Francisco’s Union Square. He has been working alongside celebrated interior designer Ken Fulk for the last twelve years as a stylist designing environments, installations, and events.
January 28–June 26, 2016
Opening reception: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 6–8pm (free with Museum admission, $5 after 5pm)
show less
Date/Times:
Contemporary Jewish Museum
12 Upcoming Events
736 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.