THE TABLET MAGAZINE
By Jordana Narin
In the heart of Hamilton Heights—a neighborhood in West Harlem that’s brimming with history, culture, and personality—is
Gitler & ____, an art gallery run by
Avi Gitler. Though Gitler’s gallery has hosted 22 exhibitions to date, its current display, called “The 4 Sons,” is its first Jewish-themed one.
It’s dedicated, of course, to Passover. Rooted in the narrative of the
Four Sons—one wise, one wicked, one simple, and one who doesn’t yet know how to ask—
told during the Passover Seder, the exhibit hosts artwork from 11 artists who were “invited to create his or her own portrait of these tersely described brothers, or in some respect, to transcend their ‘Egypt.’ ”[
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“Teflon Don” by Lori Field |
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