Showing at The Jewish Museum in the The Upper East Side area.
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Media: Film
Mother Economy, a film by Israeli artist Maya Zack, is a meditation on Holocaust remembrance and an homage to resourceful women during violent periods of political upheaval. Wearing glasses, a lace-collared blouse, and her hair neatly arranged in a bun, the protagonist maintains order and composure by performing domestic chores with scientific precision and efficiency. The homemaker locates and identifies objects belonging to absent family members while broadcasts from the radio suggest the destruction and chaos occurring outside her controlled space. She traces a tennis racquet, cigarette ash, pocket change, and other personal artifacts on paper covering the walls and floors. The paper is pink, a color associated with financial newspapers and femininity. Taking on the role of home economist, she proceeds to catalogue objects before her. Using an abacus and formulas from her notebook, she compiles data to bake a round kugel (noodle pudding) which is cut to resemble an economic pie chart.
From 2008-07-01 To 2008-10-23
Adults $12, Seniors $10, Students $7.50, Members, Children under 12 and on Saturday Free
From 11:00 To 17:45
thursdays closing at 20:00
Closed on Fridays, Holidays
Note:Closed on major Jewish holidays.
Corner of 92nd St. Subway: 4/5/6 to 86th Street
1109 5th Ave., New York,NY 10128
Phone: 2124233271
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