Winter/Spring 2019 Season of Public Programs at the Jewish Museum

New York, NY, January 17, 2019 - The Jewish Museum launches its winter/spring 2019 season of public programs in January with lectures, panel discussions, adult studio workshops, and more.

Highlights include a panel discussion on art and politics with contemporary artists Zoe Strauss and Eric Gottesman on February 14; a conversation with artists Ross Bleckner and Deb Kass on March 7; and concerts featuring ETHEL on February 28, Daniel Gortler and Daniel Guerdes on May 16, and Meredith Monk on May 30.

Further program and ticket information is available by calling 212.423.3337 or online at TheJewishMuseum.org/TalksPerformances. All programs are at the Jewish Museum, Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street, Manhattan.


PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Writers and Artists Respond: Aki Sasamoto
Thursday, February 7, 6:30 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
This performative lecture by artist Aki Sasamoto explores the idea of charisma vs. strategy as an example of a system that underpins our society.  Sasamoto examines the types of obsessions necessary to make people's characters flourish, through ongoing fascinations with food, health, hygiene, and orderliness. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Martha Rosler: Irrespective.

Panel Discussion: In the Public Sphere: Art and Activism
Thursday, February 14, 6:30 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Ruba Katrib, Curator, MoMA PS1, moderates a conversation with artists Zoe Strauss and Eric Gottesman, exploring work that engages the intersection of art and social practice. The program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Martha Rosler: Irrespective.

Adult Studio Workshop: Screen Printing with Purpose
Thursdays, February 21 and 28, 5:30pm - 8:30 pm
Course Fee: $120 General; $100 Jewish Museum Members; all materials included; All skill levels welcome
Participants will learn to screen print onto wearable fabric in this two-part workshop taught by contemporary artist Kristen Schiele and inspired by socially engaged artwork in Martha Rosler: Irrespective.

Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation – The Art of Understanding
The Saul and Gladys Gwirtzman Lecture
Co-presented with the Jewish Book Council, in partnership with Tablet Magazine
Thursday, February 21, 7 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Authors Nora Krug (Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home) and Ayelet Tsabari (The Art of Leaving) discuss issues of nationality, identity, and heritage. Moderated by Stephanie Butnick, Tablet Magazine and the Unorthodox podcast.

Concert: ETHEL Performs the String Quartets of Julia Wolfe
Thursday, February 28, 7:30 pm
Presented with Bang on a Can
Tickets: $20 General; $16 Students and Seniors; $12 Jewish Museum Members
The acclaimed contemporary quartet ETHEL performs the complete string quartets of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe. Presented in conjunction with Martha Rosler: Irrespective.

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Co-presented with Art + Feminism
Sunday, March 3, 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Free with Museum Admission; RSVP Recommended
The Jewish Museum celebrates Women's History Month with its second Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, dedicated to improving coverage of cis and transgender women, feminism, and the arts on Wikipedia. The event will feature a discussion between Miko McGinty, designer of the catalogue for Martha Rosler: Irrespective, and Leon Levy Assistant Curator Shira Backer, in the Martha Rosler exhibition galleries.
All are welcome to learn how to become a Wikipedia editor; no prior Wikipedia editing experience necessary. To participate in the Edit-a-thon portion of the event, participants must bring their own laptops and power cords, and should create personal Wikipedia accounts in advance. Reference materials will be provided.

Dialogue and Discourse: Eric Marcus in Conversation with Ross Bleckner and Deb Kass
Thursday, March 7, 6:30 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Artists Ross Bleckner and Deb Kass, both in the collection of the Jewish Museum, will discuss their work in the context of LGBTQ history and Jewish identity in a conversation moderated by author and activist Eric Marcus (Making Gay History). This program is held in partnership with the Stonewall 50 Consortium.

Adult Studio Workshop: Drawing Connections: Figuration and Narrative
Wednesday, March 20, 2 – 5 pm
Course Fee: $30 General; $25 Jewish Museum Members; all materials included, all skill levels welcome
This drawing and study session focuses on figurative composition and takes place in Scenes from the Collection, the Jewish Museum’s permanent collection exhibition, while the Museum is closed to the public.

Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation – What We Talk About When We Talk About Loss
Co-presented with the Jewish Book Council, in partnership with Tablet Magazine
Thursday, March 28, 7 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Authors Nathan Englander (Kaddish.com) and Rebecca Soffer (Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome) discuss themes of Jewish ritual, loss, technology, and how we mourn. Moderated by Stephanie Butnick, Tablet  Magazine and the Unorthodox podcast.

This Is How We Do It: Masterpieces and Curiosities: Elaine Lustig Cohen
Thursday, April 4, 6:30 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Prem Krishnamurthy and Cole Akers, guest curators of the exhibition Masterpieces and Curiosities: Elaine Lustig Cohen, and Shira Backer, Leon Levy Assistant Curator, the Jewish Museum, explore the work of designer and artist Elaine Lustig Cohen.

In Response: Leonard Cohen
Sunday, May 5, 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Free; RSVP Recommended
Columbia University Visual Arts MFA candidates and recent alumni present new video, sound, performance, and installation-based artworks in response to the exhibition, Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything.

Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation – How Should a (Jewish) Person Be?
Co-presented with the Jewish Book Council, in partnership with Tablet Magazine
Thursday, May 9, 7 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Authors Sheila Heti (How Should a Person Be?) and Dani Shapiro (Black and White) explore how we become who we are, how Judaism shapes how we think about our identity, and society's expectations on female artists and Jewish women. Moderated by Stephanie Butnick, Tablet Magazine and the Unorthodox podcast.

Daniel Gortler and Daniel Guerdes in Concert
Thursday, May 16, 8 pm
Tickets: $24 General; $16 Students and Seniors; $12 Members
Renowned Israeli pianist Daniel Gortler and celebrated Brazilian violinist Daniel Guerdes will perform the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Grieg, and contemporary Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri.

Performance by Meredith Monk
Presented with Bang on a Can
Thursday, May 23, 8 pm
Tickets: $20 General; $16 Students and Seniors; $12 Members
Composer/performer Meredith Monk, recipient of a 2015 National Medal of the Arts, offers a rare, intimate concert -- her premiere at the Jewish Museum -- with members of her Vocal Ensemble, Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin. The concert reflects Monk's six decades of innovation and vocal mastery, and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything, which explores Cohen's inspiring, influential, and enduring legacy.

Writers and Artists Respond: Adam Eli
Thursday, May 30, 6:30 pm
Free with Pay-What-You-Wish Admission; RSVP Recommended
Community organizer and writer Adam Eli highlights some of his favorite pieces in Scenes from the Collection, addressing the intersection of queer themes and Jewish identity. This program is presented in partnership with the Stonewall 50 Consortium and will feature ASL interpretation.

Gallery Talks
Select Fridays at 2 pm
Free with Museum Admission; RSVP Recommended
Thematic explorations of select works of art in current exhibitions.

Fridays, January 18; February 1, 8, 15, and 22; March 1
Martha Rosler: Irrespective

Friday, January 25
Scenes from the Collection: The Power of Language

Fridays, March 15 and May 31
Scenes from the Collection: Points of Entry

Friday, March 22
Scenes from the Collection: The Power of Language

Fridays, March 29 and May 17
Scenes from the Collection: Modern Design

Friday, April 5
Scenes from the Collection: Photorealism and Figuration

Friday, April 12
Scenes from the Collection: Why Is This Tour Different From All Others?

Friday, May 3
Scenes from the Collection: Abstract Expressionism

Friday, May 10
Scenes from the Collection: Contemporary Sculpture


Support
Public programs are made possible by endowment support from the William Petschek Family, the Trustees of the Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Foundation, Barbara and Benjamin Zucker, the late William W. Hallo, the late Susanne Hallo Kalem, the late Ruth Hallo Landman, the Marshall M. Weinberg Fund, with additional support from Marshall M. Weinberg, the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc., the Saul and Harriet M. Rothkopf Family Foundation, and Ellen Liman. Additional support is provided through public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.