"In the Beginning: Artists Respond to Genesis" at the Contemporary Jewish Museum

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Event date: Sunday, June 8–Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Event location: Contemporary Jewish Museum

For the Contemporary Jewish Museum's inaugural exhibit, curators commissioned artists to create works that reflect on the biblical story of creation. You'll see new installations by seven significant contemporary artists—Alan Berliner, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Ben Rubin, Matthew Ritchie, Kay Rosen, Shirley Shor and Mierle Laderman Ukeles. These works, ranging from multimedia and sound installations to computer animations, projections and wall drawings, are presented in a unique dialogue with a compelling array of historical works, some rarely seen in public, and never before seen together.