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Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the book cover but the book is still ...
Release Year
2012
ISBN
9781558617681

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Feminist Press at T.H.E. City University of New York
ISBN-10
155861768X
ISBN-13
9781558617681
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038387648

Product Key Features

Book Title
Whatever Is Contained Must Be Released : My Jewish Orthodox Girlhood, My Life As a Feminist Artist
Number of Pages
350 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Individual Artists / Artists' Books, Individual Artists / Essays, General, American / General, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Helène Aylon
Book Series
Jewish Women Writers Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-043068
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Never afraid to question sacred texts, ancient rituals, and religious bias--Aylon is a role model for all artists. Whatever is Contained is an arresting tale of uncommon courage, intelligence, and wit." --Gail Levin, author of Lee Krasner: A Biography and Becoming Judy Chicago, "Never afraid to question sacred texts, ancient rituals, and religious bias--Aylon is a role model for all artists. Whatever is Contained is an arresting tale of uncommon courage, intelligence, and wit." --Gail Levin, author of Lee Krasner: A Biography and Becoming Judy Chicago "In this richly evocative, captivating, and reflective memoir, Aylon describes her personal and professional evolution . . . The inclusion of rare, evocative personal photographs and documents complete this revealing portrait, making it of great interest to anyone interested in Judaism's intersections with art and feminism." --Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
759.13 B
Synopsis
A "richly evocative, captivating, and reflective memoir" of a feminist artist who broke free of the limits placed on her by family, Judaism and society ( Publishers Weekly ). Growing up an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, Helene Aylon spent her Friday nights in a sea of extended family as the Sabbath candles flickered. Passionate about art, she dreamt of escaping the strict, secular world of her youth, but instead married a rabbi and became a mother of two. Then, her world was split apart when her husband was diagnosed with cancer, and Aylon found herself widowed at thirty. Free to explore both her own soul and the changing world around her, Aylon sought a home in the burgeoning environmental art scene of the 1970s--creating transgressive works that explore identity, women's bodies, the environment, disarmament, and the notion of God. Finally, she dares to asks of Judaism: Where are the women? With many examples of her work included within, Whatever is Contained "is an arresting tale of uncommon courage, intelligence, and wit" following Aylon's search for truth in art, and the links between feminism and Judaism (Gail Levin, author of Lee Krasner: A Biography and Becoming Judy Chicago )., Growing up an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, Helene Aylon spends her Friday nights in a sea of extended family as the Sabbath candles flicker. She dreams of escape but marries a rabbi and becomes a mother of two. Suddenly her world splits apart when she is widowed at thirty. Aylon finds a home in the burgeoning environmental art scene of the 1970s--creating transgressive works that explore identity, women's bodies, the environment, disarmament, and the notion of God. Eventually she asks of Judaism what she never dared to ask as a child: Where are the women? Examples of Aylon's work included are her early doors for the Jewish chapel at JFK airport, her peace pillowcases (including one worn by Grace Paley), and her current search for the links between feminism and Judaism, A "richly evocative, captivating, and reflective memoir" of a feminist artist who broke free of the limits placed on her by family, Judaism and society (Publishers Weekly). Growing up an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, Helene Aylon spent her Friday nights in a sea of extended family as the Sabbath candles flickered. Passionate about art, she dreamt of escaping the strict, secular world of her youth, but instead married a rabbi and became a mother of two. Then, her world was split apart when her husband was diagnosed with cancer, and Aylon found herself widowed at thirty. Free to explore both her own soul and the changing world around her, Aylon sought a home in the burgeoning environmental art scene of the 1970s--creating transgressive works that explore identity, women's bodies, the environment, disarmament, and the notion of God. Finally, she dares to asks of Judaism: Where are the women? With many examples of her work included within, Whatever is Contained "is an arresting tale of uncommon courage, intelligence, and wit" following Aylon's search for truth in art, and the links between feminism and Judaism (Gail Levin, author of Lee Krasner: A Biography and Becoming Judy Chicago).
LC Classification Number
F128.9.J5A95 2012

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