Jewish Art, Alive and Well "Out East"

ALGEMEINER
By Maxine Dovere

"Women of the Balcony" By Jane Trigere

NEW YORK - The Vered Gallery has mounted a unique exhibit which will run through August 30th. As preparations for the holiday begin, the famed East Hampton art centre presents A Stitch in Jewish Time, an homage to the use of "materials, form, construction and creative reach.” Subjects of the pieces range from the Holocaust to history, patriotism to celebration, feminism to family, prayer to personal memory. The concept of the exhibit was developed by Laura Kruger, who was curator at Hebrew Union College in New York. The artists on display represent a wide range of mediums – from thread to metal, simple to complex – and exhibit influences of many cultures. The photographs of Ruth Gruber add a measure of stark reality, acting as a juxtaposition of reality to the pure imagination of the art displayed. The Vered Gallery exhibiti is at 68 Park Place, East Hampton, NY and will run through August 30.[link]