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Empathy and the Shoah: The Act of Colorizing a Catastrophe

“There is safety in viewing the black and white photos from the Holocaust era. When we see the haunting eyes and faces of the tormented and tortured souls who were victimized by Nazi brutality, we can distance ourselves from the horrors that befell them due to the old look of those black and white images.” Against Oblivion Exhibition, October 2020

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Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions! Virtual Exhibition Curated by Studio Shamah.

While museums, galleries, and opening nights have been canceled across the world, including our native Israel, virtual exhibitions and artist collaboration help in continuing our creative drives, and Studio Shamah is committed to helping create networks and communities of artists during this challenging period.

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Thoughts & Impressions

The Careful Art of Being Misunderstood: Letter א, Intensity & Heaviness

It seems, among one of the more careful and egregious attributes of the artist, is to be consistently and miserably misunderstood. Words of light turn weighty as lead, and passionate and excited expressions ward off once-interested crowds of liberals engaged in “the humanities” and starry-eyed “romantic companions.” An exhausting cliché, as repetitive and tired as a David Lynch film.

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