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October 31, 2008
Inside Art — Muralist in the basement
The NY Times
The assistant curator of the Jewish Museum discovered Brooklyn artist Leola Bermanzohn at last year's "Footprints" exhibit:
On Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m., Leola Bermanzohn, a 31-year-old Brooklyn artist, can be found toiling in the basement of the Jewish Museum. Visitors can watch her work and chat with her as she paints a mural inspired by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Called “Otiyot” (Hebrew for letters), it will be composed in a new style of Hebrew alphabet inspired by Jewish mysticism, traditional calligraphy and graffiti. It is Ms. Bermanzohn’s response to the exhibition “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World,” at the museum.
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Mr. Belasco first saw Ms. Bermanzohn’s work last year at “Footprints: Portrait of a Brooklyn Neighborhood,” a show at the Brooklyn Public Library in which artists created works related to the area selected for the Atlantic Yards development.“It was an abstract painting,” he said. “The style and line was really strong — it smacked me in the eye.”
Posted by lumi at October 31, 2008 5:19 AM