Dec 5, 2023
Tactual Stimulation, Dafna Kaffeman, 2007, flameworked glass filaments.
At the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.
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Tactual Stimulation, Dafna Kaffeman, 2007, flameworked glass filaments.
At the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.
Dafna Kaffeman, Tactual Stimulation Pink (2007)
Dafna Kaffeman, Homeland Plants (detail), 2018
Among the glass models of wildflowers, thistles, and insects lie two copies of the foreword for Homeland Plants (1956) by Dr. Joseph Carmin. "If you thirst for a homeland and seek shelter in its bosom, love it and live it, in its mountains and valleys, its flora and fauna.." Intended for the study of nature and agriculture, the book surveys a number of local plants and fruit trees, focusing on vermin and how they may be exterminated.
These two pages invite closer inspection: on the right are Carmin's own enthusiastic words, while on the left specific letters have been emphasized. Though they appear to be random, when read in succession, they spell out a chilling Hebrew sentence: "You take a baby, boom. Throw it on a rock and break [it]," a quote from a television interview with youths from a Jewish settlement near Nablus.
Tactual Stimulation. Glass. Dafna Kaffeman.
Dafna Kaffeman
Fig. 3 artist/Dafna Kaffeman source/without camouflage exhibit
Flame worked glass - Dafna Kaffeman
Dafna Kaffeman: Tactual Stimulation Garnet
The Katzen is on Fire!
Metaphorically speaking of course…I mean, what would be the chances of both the Katzen and the Phillips catching fire in one year? Anyway, check out the Katzen’s line-up for this week where six women take over the entire museum! Attica! Attica!
Tuesday, January 25th
First Floor - The Dark and Humorous Mind of Heather Wilcoxon (all is not as it seems) and Dafna Kaffeman’s What Could Be Sweeter Than Going to Paradise? (Israel vs. Palestine).
Second Floor - Marisa Baumgartner: Grande Avenues (narcissism broken down or built up) and Julie Linowes: STAIN (light on the spotless mind).
Third Floor - Linn Meyers: Wall Drawings (no Algebra here) and Nicole Cohen: Driving in Circles (video and sculpture at the crossroads).
Thursday, January 27th
American artist Mindy Weisel and Israeli artist Dafna Kaffeman discuss the connections between inspiration and the poetic and humanitarian possibilities of art.
Saturday, January 29th
Winter 2011 Artist Reception from 6 to 9pm