Golem

Exposición / Jewish Museum Berlin / Lindenstraße 9-14 / Berlin, Alemania
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Cuándo:
23 sep de 2016 - 29 ene de 2017

Inauguración:
23 sep de 2016 / 10.00

Horario:
9:00 - 18:00

Precio:
9 €

Comisariada por:
Emily D. Bilski, Martina Lüdicke

Organizada por:
Jewish Museum Berlin

Artistas participantes:
Anselm Kiefer, Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle - Niki de Saint Phalle, Christian Boltanski, David Musgrave, Hans Poelzig, Jana Sterbak, Jorge Gil, Leonora Carrington, Ronald B. Kitaj - R. B. Kitaj

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Etiquetas
Arte contemporáneo  Arte contemporáneo en Berlin  Arte digital  Arte digital en Berlin  Cine  Cine en Berlin  Escultura  Escultura en Berlin  Fotografía  Fotografía en Berlin  Historia  Instalación  Pintura  Video arte 

       

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Descripción de la Exposición

The myth of artificial life – from homunculi and cyborgs to robots and androids – is the focus of an extensive thematic exhibition about the golem at the Jewish Museum Berlin. This most prominent of Jewish legendary figures has inspired generations of artists and writers to this day. Our exhibition presents the golem from a variety of perspectives, from its inception in a Jewish mystical ritual to its role as a subject of popular storytelling in film and its afterlife in artistic and digital realms. And there is also an online feature on the golem theme. What Is a Golem? A golem is a creature formed out of a lifeless substance such as dust or earth that is brought to life by ritual incantations and sequences of Hebrew letters. The golem, brought into being by a human creator, becomes a helper, a companion, or a rescuer of an imperiled Jewish community. In many golem stories, the creature runs amok and the golem itself becomes a threat to its creator. What Awaits You in the Exhibition The exhibition demonstrates the thematic richness of the material, as is apparent from medieval manuscripts, many-layered narratives, and works of art from the last two hundred years. The golem symbolizes each era's dreaded dangers and hopes for redemption. The exhibition uses the golem figure to examine topics like creativity, creation, power, and redemption. Whether in painting, sculpture, object art, video, installation art, photography, or illustration, the golem is very much alive and, with it, the question of what it means to be human. Exhibition artists answer two questions about the golem We asked artists whose work is shown in the exhibition two questions and filmed their answers. Question 1: How did you first encounter the Golem? This question is answered by: Joshua Abarbanel, Jorge Gil, and Mark Podwal. Question 2: What does the Golem mean to you? This question is answered by: Joachim Seinfeld, Tobi Kahn, Daniel Laufer, Mira Maylor, and Krištof Kintera.

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