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Július Koller. After-Scream (U.F.O.) / Po-Krik (U.F.O.), 1983. Black and white photograph. 60 x 40 cm. © Július Koller Estate / image provided by gb agency, Paris, France
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Altered wheel-thrown stoneware, underglaze, porcelain, leaky noses. © Clayton Bailey
Exhibition
Unorthodox
6 Nov 2015 – 27 Mar 2016
Regular hours
- Friday
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Monday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Address
- 1109 5th Ave
- New York
New York - 10128
- United States
This November, the Jewish Museum will present Unorthodox, a large-scale group exhibition featuring 55 contemporary artists from around the world whose practices mix forms and genres without concern for artistic conventions.
About
Though the artists in Unorthodox come from a wide variety of backgrounds and generations, they are united in their spirit of independence and individuality. Through over 200 works, the exhibition will highlight the importance of iconoclasm and art’s key role in breaking rules and traditions. Numerous works that examine social and political values, religion and humanism, trauma, and identity explore the relationship between the human figure and the modern creative process.
“Unorthodox does not comment on Jewish religious orthodoxy or critique it, but takes its inspiration from the Jewish tradition of dialogue and debate to investigate the impact of unorthodox concepts on orthodox systems. Unorthodox aims to break with a cultural and artistic uniformity that has developed over the last century among artists and museums, proposing a nonconformist engagement with art as a means to disrupt the status quo.” - Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs
Unorthodox is organized by Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs, Daniel S. Palmer, Leon Levy Assistant Curator, and Kelly Taxter, Assistant Curator.
