Paintings, Judaica and history collide at Tobi Kahn’s Eldridge Street exhibition
The artist’s work has a homecoming at the historic synagogue
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Art Tour the studio of artist Tobi Kahn
Watch a video of Kahn's work and process and register for an online and in-person discussion
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Culture Tobi Kahn marks a new Jewish ritual — with a new piece of art
What does tikkun olam look like? On Yom HaTzedek, a new holiday that falls on Pesach Sheni, it looks like a box. For Tobi Kahn, the renowned painter and sculptor, that box looks like a city awash in deep blue, its interior reflecting the heavens, its slot like a mailbox to God. On a Wednesday…
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Culture On 15th Anniversary Of 9/11, Sculptor Shows City In Mourning
'I think when anyone ever grieves or thinks they think in their own vocabulary'
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The Schmooze #Pluslight Spreads the Hanukkah Cheer
Day three #ShareTheLights #PlusLight #Hannukkah pic.twitter.com/X6R1Fow3IM — Nicky N. (@NickyNeiman) December 19, 2014 With all of the candles, the menorahs and the doughnuts, Hanukkah is a naturally photogenic holiday. But now artist Tobi Kahn is putting party snapshots to a higher purpose than just showing your friends how many latkes you’re about to eat. Together…
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The Schmooze Video: Healing Wounds of 9/11
How does one heal from a traumatic event on the scale of 9/11? That’s the question tackled by artist Tobi Kahn in his exhibit, “Embodied Light: 9/11 in 2011,” on view at The Educational Alliance in Downtown Manhattan until November 23. Kahn, a painter, sculptor and professor at the School of Visual Arts in New…
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