Helene Aylon's Honey and Apple Plate
JEWISH ART SALON
By Tahlib
NEW YORK---The Jewish Art Salon celebrated the first night of Rosh HaShanah, this year with a posting of Helène Aylon's (2004) "Honey and Apple Plate." The ceramic plate is from the collection of The Jewish Museum, New York. The twin foods of apples and honey are traditional foods eaten to celebrate a "sweet" Jewish new year. According to the post: "Helène Aylon created this plate for a fund-raiser to combat domestic violence, employing a verse from Genesis describing Eve’s punishment for eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. The inscription compels the viewer to remember the eternal problem of violence against women, even at a festive time."
By Tahlib
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| "Honey and Apple Plate" (2004) by Helène Aylon |