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"The essays probe the growing vocabulary of Holocaust imagery
and address the various ways (in varied venues) that the Holocaust
has been remembered, represented, and received."--"American Jewish
History"
"This challenging collection of essays which also contains some
stunning art work, should find a place in every library that deals
with the memory of the Holocaust and its effects that transcend the
generation."
--"Conservative Judaism"
"(Makes) a cogent case for a deeper, unmastered engagement with
Holocause trauma."--"Journal of Jewish Studies"
Impossible Images brings together a distinguished group of
contributors, including artists, photographers, cultural critics,
and historians, to analyze the ways in which the Holocaust has been
represented in and through paintings, architecture, photographs,
museums, and monuments.
Exploring frequently neglected aspects of contemporary art after
the Holocaust, the volume demonstrates how visual culture informs
Jewish memory, and makes clear that art matters in contemporary
Jewish studies. Accepting that knowledge is culturally constructed,
Impossible Images makes explicit the ways in which context matters.
It shows how the places where an artist works shape what is
produced, in what ways the space in which a work of art is
exhibited and how it is named influences what is seen or not seen,
and how calling attention to certain details in a visual work, such
as a gesture, a color, or an icon, can change the meaning assigned
to the work as a whole.
Written accessibly for a general readership and those interested
in art and art history, the volume also includes 20 colorplates
from leading artists Alice Lok Cahana, Judy Chicago, Debbie
Teicholz, and Mindy Weisel.
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