Drawing Away Nazi Horror
Naomi Pfefferman
October 11, 2001
Artist Mauricio Lasansky was infuriated after viewing Alain Resnais\’ graphic 1955 Holocaust documentary, \”Night and Fog.\”
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7 Days In Arts
Solange Borna
August 16, 2001
\”None of us mortals are going to be able to reach his standard,\” acclaimed violinist Itzhak Perlman said when asked about his thoughts
on violinist Jascha Heifetz.
From Krakow to Pico
Mike Levy
July 19, 2001
Vogler\’s first solo exhibit in the United States, now on view at A Shenere Velt Gallery, displays a range of the artist\’s styles and settings.
Drawing on Life
Michael Aushenker
July 12, 2001
Many independent comic book creators strive for respectability in an art form that has often reeked of lowbrow.
Painting Nightmares Away
Naomi Pfefferman
June 7, 2001
Thea Robertshaw suffered recurring nightmares long after her parents hid Jews in Nazi-occupied Holland. \”They were always about ominous, faceless soldiers waiting in the dark,\” said the artist, whose dream paintings are on display at the University of Judaism and the ElevenSeven Gallery in Long Beach.
Journey’s End
Naomi Pfefferman
May 3, 2001
Lunda Hoyle Gill sat in her spare room at a Westwood assisted-living center, the last stop on her remarkable life journey.\n\nThe artist once traveled to the remotest parts of the globe, racing to paint indigenous peoples before they disappeared. But that was before cancer ravaged her gut and Parkinson\’s disease crippled her fingers. Today, at 72, the artist can no longer paint. She can barely walk or hold a spoon.
A Boil is Lanced in Boyle Heights
Sheldon Teitelbaum
March 8, 2001
The call came in last Wednesday from one J.R. Durrer, an Encino resident who works in Boyle Heights. Durrer had been heading west up Seventh Street, where he caught a red light at the corner of South Boyle.
That’s a Mezzuzah?
Michael Aushenker
November 16, 2000
Late November and early December is Chanukah festival time in L.A. This weekend, no less than 30 artisans from all over the globe will converge on West L.A.\’s Temple Isaiah for the Festival of Jewish Artisans, which celebrates its second decade this year. Making her first appearance at the annual event will be metal artist Aimée Golant – a young artist not much older than the Festival itself – who fashions mezuzot and menorahs in a quasi-abstract style.
Potent Portraits
Naomi Pfefferman
September 28, 2000
Jill Poyourow\’s preoccupation with portraits began amid the savory smell of soup in her grandmother\’s kitchen. There hung an intriguing photograph of her grandma\’s grandfather, who had cared for her from infancy after her own mother abandoned her to come to America. The 1910 picture revealed a devout-looking man with a long, flowing white beard, seated with his right hand resting on an open book. In the shadows, Poyourow could barely make out his worn shoes.
Masi’s Grays
Michael Aushenker
September 21, 2000
The Borscht Belt has gone way downtown as a crop of young hip-hoppers redefines the shape of Jewish comedy.
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