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נספחים לעבודת גמר : העברת מסורת אמנות עממית מארץ המוצא לארץ החדשה

עבודה זו עוסקת בחקר בובות מיניאטוריות שנעשו בין השנים 1941-1971 בארץ ישראל

Khamsa Khamsa Khamsa: The Evolution of a Motif in Contemporary Israeli Art, 2018

The exhibition Khamsa Khamsa Khamsa: The Evolution of a Motif in Contemporary Israeli Art is devo... more The exhibition Khamsa Khamsa Khamsa: The Evolution of a Motif in Contemporary Israeli Art is devoted to the Khamsa, one of the prevailing motifs in local folk culture in Israel.. The exhibition’s title hints at its content: the Arabic word Khamsa, meaning ‘five’ or ‘the five fingers of the hand’, denotes the widespread middle eastern amulet that, in the broadest terms, wards off the evil eye. In modern Israeli culture, the common colloquial phrase ‘Khamsa Khamsa Khamsa’ (often followed by the equivalent expression ‘tfu tfu tfu’) might be the Israeli equivalent of the phrase ‘knock on wood’, invoked to avoid ‘tempting fate’ and to ward off the evil eye.

This exhibition displays exactly 555 different Khamsas, echoing the literal meaning of the expression ‘Khamsa, Khamsa, Khamsa’ and breaking the record for the number of these amulets displayed in an exhibition in Israel. Unlike the majority of exhibitions that have addressed the Khamsa as an object and motif of historical significance, this exhibition seeks to locate the Khamsa in time and place while highlighting its cultural significance, now more than ever, in Israeli society.

Rash Rash Rash: Contemporary Noisemakers of the Bezalel School, 2020

Hava narishah: Rash- Rash- Rash! Hava narishah: Rash- Rash- Rash! Hava narishah: Rash- Rash- Rash... more Hava narishah: Rash- Rash- Rash!
Hava narishah: Rash- Rash- Rash!
Hava narishah: Rash- Rash- Rash!
Bara’ashanim!...
(A song for Purim by Levin Kipnis)

The exhibition, “Rash, Rash, Rash: Contemporary Noisemakers of the Bezalel School” is a group exhibition featuring contemporary Jewish art. The exhibition’s title suggests two aspects, the children’s song by Kipnis and the tradition of producing noisemakers as part of the popular Jewish creation. In many cases the simplest and readily available materials were used in making these noisemakers that even included materials normally considered as “inferior” or “poor”.

The noisemakers created for this exhibition cannot be defined in line with any of the approaches cited above, but simultaneously fit in with both. In preparing the exhibition the curators approached contemporary artists and designers, seeking to create new noisemakers that would relate to their consumption culture. To make the task more interesting, the curators put a simple limitation. All noisemakers must be made of cheap, simple and available materials, the total cost of which could not exceed 50 NIS. The resulting creations do not include “inferior” noisemakers, but rather the absolute opposite. The noisemakers created for this exhibition are rich in material, technological and creative solutions that abounded with original and critical thought and are full of humor.

Israel Dahan: Fifty Years of Judaica shows 21 ritual objects created by Israel Dahan over a perio... more Israel Dahan: Fifty Years of Judaica shows 21 ritual
objects created by Israel Dahan over a period of 50 years, as well as one work commissioned especially for the 4th Jerusalem Biennale. Dahan taught at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1969-2018. Although Dahan grew up in a religiously observant home and creates his objects in keeping with halacha (Jewish religious law) and its cultural context, his objects are far from conventional. He succeeds in maintaining the balance between the drive to create and innovate, and the pull to ensure that his works remain ritually relevant.

During his tenure at Bezalel, Dahan encouraged dialogue among students and teachers based on the core of Jewish achievement and creation. He also gave expression to creativity for secular and non-Jewish ritual works to embrace for multi-faceted Israeli identity. Muslim, Christian and Druze students studying under Dahan produced ritual vessels in the spirit of their own heritage. Dahan shared knowledge based on enlightenment and faith, which empowered his students to formulate the act of creation according to their own inclinations.

Dahan seeks to apply rational debate and creative tension to achieve solutions that inspire, support and accept. These are summarized in Dahan's new work that is exhibited here for the first time: a memorial
candle, where two parts are severed from a metal pipe to form two hands that support and protect the candle on both sides. This exhibition is a modest tribute to Israel Dahan and his tremendous contribution to the development of Judaica.

The exhibition Keep It Light addresses the end of life, a painful topic that for many is a waters... more The exhibition Keep It Light addresses the end of life, a painful topic that for many is a watershed in the topography of the life cycle. Despite the seriousness and gravity of the subject, this exhibition focuses on black humor, irony and absurdity. Through the display of vessels for memorial and remembrance candles created with unusual and innovative perspectives, the exhibition aims to surprise and stimulate the viewer to reconsider the place of death within the life cycle, the mourning process and the religious customs associated with each.

Hallel. Carmel. Bezalel The Exhibitions: Halel. Carmel Winery 'Judaica Now!': Goblets and Kiddu... more Hallel. Carmel. Bezalel

The Exhibitions:
Halel. Carmel Winery
'Judaica Now!':
Goblets and Kiddush Cups
of the Bezalel School

These two exhibitions: "Halel. Carmel Winery" and
"'Judaica Now!': Goblets and Kiddush Cups of the Bezalel
School" focus on two pioneering phenomenon. Both of them,
each one in its own specific field, established a material
and cultural infrastructure for the renewal of the Jewish
settlement in Eretz Israel. The two integrated exhibitions
presented here show the primary aspects where these two
enterprises overlap. The principal point here is the fact that
their produce, wine in Rishon Le‑Zion and art in Bezalel,
symbolized the regenerated Jewish settlement. Moreover,
most of their products were purchased by Jews in the
Diaspora as an emotional gesture of love for Eretz Israel
together with a contribution for the realization of the idea
for its settlement.
The "Halel. Carmel Winery" exhibition tells the story of
the winery from its historical perspective. The winery
symbolized the realization of the dream of settling
Eretz Israel. Thus, it became a source of pride and a center
of attraction for the leaders of the people and the world
who pinned their hopes on it and visited the winery. The
historical exhibition aims to show how innovative the
Rishon Le-Zion winery was during its early years as it was
recognized as the prominent modern agricultural-industrial
plant in the Middle Eastern region. The winery played a key
role in the economic life of Rishon Le-Zion and the Jewish
settlements in the surrounding area. The exhibition displays
its development, achievements, challenges, transitions,
connections with the Diaspora and how it influenced
Rishon Le-Zion and the Yishuv in Eretz Israel. The exhibition
focuses mainly on the first few decades of the winery's
existence which were also the most momentous years in
its history, during which a modern industrial model was
developed leading to a breakthrough in the country.
The Bezalel exhibition 'Judaica Now'!: Goblets and
Kiddush Cups of the Bezalel School"is displayed from the
contemporary artistic standpoint. In this exhibition also
some 48 exhibits of contemporary wine and Kiddush cups,
handmade by artists and designers belonging to the Bezalel
School, are displayed. The philosophy and artistic language
of the School's members, men and women, were apparent as
expressed in the holy vessels and articles. The participants in
this group show had all attended Bezalel either as students
or teachers, some served as department heads. A large
group among these artists later became the elite of leading
Judaica artists, whose creations now enrich the collections of
important museums in Israel and throughout the world.

Curators:
"Hallel. Carmel Winery": Yona Shapira
"'Judaica Now!': Wine goblets and Kiddush cups of the
Bezalel School": Dr. Shirat‑Miriam Shamir, Ido Noy

הלַלֵּ. כרמל. בצלאל
התערוכות:
הַללֵּ. יקב כרמל
'יודאיקה עכשיו!':
כוסות וגביעי יין לקידוש
של אסכולת בצלאל

שתי התערוכות עוסקות בשני מפעלים חלוציים: יקב ראשון־לציון
ובית הספר לאמנויות "בצלאל". שניהם, כל אחד בתחומו, הניחו
תשתית חומרית ותרבותית ליישוב היהודי המתחדש בארץ ישראל.
שתי התערוכות המוצגות במשולב, מציגות את נקודות ההשקה בין שני
המפעלים. העיקרית שבהן היא העובדה שתוצריהם, היין ואמנות בצלאל,
היוו סמל ליישוב היהודי המתחדש ונרכשו על ידי יהודי הגולה כמחווה
רגשית של אהבת ארץ ישראל וכתרומה למען הגשמת הרעיון של
יישובה. היקב מוצג מן הזווית ההיסטורית ואילו בצלאל מוצג מנקודת
מבט אמנותית עכשווית.
היקב היה סמל להגשמת חזון יישוב ארץ ישראל, מקור לגאווה ואבן
שואבת למנהיגי עם ועולם שנשאו עיניהם אליו וביקרו בו. התערוכה
"הלל. יקב כרמל" מבקשת להציג את החדשנות של יקב ראשון־לציון
בשנותיו הראשונות כמפעל תעשיה חקלאית מודרני הבולט במרחב
המזרח התיכון ועומד במרכז חיי הכלכלה של ראשון־לציון ומושבות
הסביבה. בתערוכה מוצגים התפתחותו, הישגיו, אתגריו, גלגוליו,
קשריו עם הגולה והשפעתו על ראשון־לציון ועל הישוב בארץ־ישראל.
עיקר התערוכה עוסק בעשורים הראשונים לקיום היקב שהיו השנים
המשמעותיות בתולדותיו שבמהלכן עוצב בו מודל תעשייתי חדשני
ופורץ דרך בארץ.
התערוכה, "׳יודאיקה עכשיו!׳: כוסות וגביעי יין לקידוש של אסכולת
בצלאל" מציגה 48 גביעי יין וקידוש עכשוויים מעשה ידיהם של אמנים
ומעצבים השייכים לאסכולת בצלאל. מהתערוכה ניבטת תפיסת העולם
ושפתם האמנותית של חברי וחברות האסכולה כפי שאלו מקבלות ביטוי
בתשמישי קדושה. משתתפי התערוכה הקבוצתית, עברו כולם בבצלאל:
בין שלמדו או שלימדו בו או בין שהובילו אותו כראשי המחלקות. חלק
נכבד מאמנים אלה נעשו לאמני היודאיקה המובילים, שיצירותיהם
מעטרות את אוספי המוזיאונים החשובים בישראל ובעולם.

אוצרים:
הלל, יקב כרמל: יונה שפירא
'יודאיקה עכשיו!': כוסות וגביעי יין לקידוש
של אסכולת בצלאל: ד"ר שירת־מרים שמיר ועידו נוי

The group exhibition The Bezalel School: In and Out in Contemporary Jewish Art, shown as part o... more The group exhibition The Bezalel School: In and
Out in Contemporary Jewish Art, shown as part
of the 2015 Jerusalem Biennale, seeks to present
the worldview and artistic language of the Bezalel
School through a focus on contemporary Jewish
art as expressed in ritual objects.
Curators: Dr. Shirat-Miriam Shamir and Ido Noy

Other by Shirat-Miriam Shamir

Judaica Now'!: Goblets and Kiddush Cups of the Bezalel School" Dr. Shirat-Miriam Shamir and Ido N... more Judaica Now'!: Goblets and Kiddush Cups of the Bezalel School"
Dr. Shirat-Miriam Shamir and Ido Noy
In this exhibition some 48 exhibits of contemporary wine and Kiddush cups, handmade by artists and designers belonging to the Bezalel School, are displayed. The philosophy and artistic language of the School's members, men and women, were apparent as expressed in the holy vessels and articles. The participants had all attended Bezalel either as students or teachers, some served as department heads. A large group among these artists later became the elite of leading Judaica artists, whose creations now enrich the collections of important museums in Israel and throughout the world.

"יודאיקה עכשיו: גביעי יין של אסכולת בצלאל"
ד"ר שירת-מרים שמיר ועידו נוי
התערוכה תעסוק ב- 48 כוסות וגביעי יין וקידוש עכשוויים מעשה ידיהם של אמנים ומעצבים השייכים לאסכולת בצלאל. מהחפצים ניבטת תפיסת העולם ושפתם האמנותית של חברי וחברות האסכולה כפי שאלו מקבלות ביטוי בתשמישי קדושה. חברי האסכולה עברו כולם בבצלאל: בין שלמדו או שלימדו בו או בין שהובילו אותו כראשי המחלקות. חלק נכבד מאמנים אלה נעשו לאמני היודאיקה המובילים, שיצירותיהם מעטרות את אוספי המוזיאונים החשובים בישראל ובעולם.

Thesis Chapters by Shirat-Miriam Shamir

Exhibitions by Shirat-Miriam Shamir

"Keep It Light": Vessels for Memorial and Remembrance Candles in the Contemporary Jewish Art of t... more "Keep It Light": Vessels for Memorial and Remembrance Candles in the Contemporary Jewish Art of the Bezalel School
Curators: Dr. Shirat-Miriam Shamir, Ido Noy

The exhibition Keep It Light addresses the end of life, a painful topic that for many is a watershed in the topography of the life cycle. Despite the seriousness and gravity of the subject, this exhibition focuses on black humor, irony and absurdity. Through the display of vessels for memorial and remembrance candles created with unusual and innovative perspectives, the exhibition aims to surprise and stimulate the viewer to reconsider the place of death within the lifecycle, the mourning process and the religious customs associated with each.