Exhibition Review: Jewish Artists Take On Jew-Hate by RIchard McBee, Jewish Press June 28, 2024 Artists on Antisemitism, currently running at 81 Leonard Gallery in Manhattan, is a courageous artistic proclamation attacking an insidious cancer growing in the midst of New York’s cultural capital. Each artwork defiantly says, “Never Again!” The myriad aspects of…
Artists on antisemitism by Joanne Palmer, New Jersey Jewish News July 3, 2024 The art world isn’t a terribly comfortable place for Jewish artists right now. Even before October 7, being Jewish was becoming increasingly less fashionable; now, after Hamas terrorists invaded, raped, tortured, and murdered 1,200 people inside Israel, often the feeling in…
A Tribeca gallery is showcasing art about antisemitism, including a Hitler-Kanye West portrait by Julia Gergely, Jewish Telegraphic Agency June 24, 2024 Anyone stepping inside 81 Leonard Gallery — an artist-run space named after its Tribeca address — will come face to face with Adolf Hitler. The Hitler on display at this gallery,…
The distressing truth behind an exhibit about antisemitism — it’s always timely by Stav Ziv, The Forward July 5, 2024 The first thing you see when you walk into 81 Leonard Gallery in Tribeca is an uncanny amalgamation of two faces: Adolf Hitler and Kanye “Ye” West. Is it a powerful dictator or a popular…
