A Closer Look: Art History Seminar

Join us for an in-person three-session seminar on select Mondays—February 2, 9, and 23—inspired by art in the Jewish Museum Collection led by Nelly Silagy Benedek, Deputy Director, Education & Programs.

After the devastation of WWII many artists felt paralyzed. How could they make art that was relevant in a world traumatized so profoundly? For the artists who came to be called Abstract Expressionists, abstraction became a means to explore the power of form and color to prompt active engagement and elicit powerful sensations. Artists referenced the sublime, myths, and mysticism.

This class, the second in a three-part session, examines the connection between the art of Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Lee Krasner, among others, and spirituality.

Course topics:

Monday, February 2: Impressionism and the Dreyfus Affair

Monday, February 9: Abstract Expressionism and Spirituality

Monday, February 23: Conceptual Art and the Image

Tickets: $72 General; $60 Jewish Museum members, students, and seniors.

Classes include a discussion in the Wilf Family Salon and close looking in the galleries. Price includes all three sessions.