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Zooming In: Pièces de Résistance

Date: 
May 14, 2021
TIME: 
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
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Curatorial Conversations from The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life: Echoes of Judaea Capta From Ancient Coins to Modern Art (Fall 2018)

Curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi present insights and connections emerging from the holdings of UC Berkeley's Magnes Collection, one of the largest Jewish museum collections in the world. During the Spring Semester, they will be reflecting on exhibitions presented by The Magnes over the last decade, highlighting how they will be revisited in the context of Time Capsules, a new exhibition opening to the public in the Fall.

Notions of resistance, alongside fears and realities of oppression, resound throughout Jewish history. As a minority, Jews express their political aspirations, ideals of heroism, and yearnings for retaliation and redemption in their rituals, art, and everyday life. Centering on research by Rebecca Levitan, a graduate student in History of Art, on coins in The Magnes Collection, Pièces de Résistance explored how the Jewish revolts against Hellenism and the Roman occupation of Palestine (Judaea Capta) echo from antiquity into the present, highlighting collection items ranging from ancient coins and their replicas to ritual objects for Purim and Hanukkah. The exhibition also prominently featured art by Marc Chagall, Lazar Krestin, and Arthur Szyk that offer a modern visual representation of Jewish might in the face of persecution.

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Interests: Arts & Culture, Virtual
Organized By: 
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Co-organizers: 
UC Berkeley L&S Art & Humanities
Event Contact Person: 
Rana Burroughs
510.643.2526
magnes@berkeley.edu
Event Website: 
https://magnes.berkeley.edu/programs/zooming-pi%C3%A8ces-de-r%C3%A9sistance-echo…
Speakers: 
Francesco Spagnolo
Francesco Spagnolo is a multidisciplinary scholar focusing on Jewish studies, music, and digital media. At the University of California, Berkeley, he is the Curator of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life and an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Music. Among his publications are Italian Jewish Musical Traditions (Rome-Jerusalem, 2001) and The Jewish World: 100 Treasures of Art and Culture (New York, 2014).
Shir Gal Kochavi
Shir Gal Kochavi, Assistant Curator at The Magnes, is an art historian with extensive expertise in provenance research and the history of collecting. In 2017, she received her PhD from the University of Leeds, UK, after completing an MA in The History of Business of Art and Collecting from the Institut d’Études Superieures des Arts, Paris (2008). Her professional experience includes assistant positions in art and antiques galleries, and leading the provenance research department at the Company for Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets in Israel.