Reaching for Utopia: CJM Exhibit Studies Kibbutz Movement, Struggle to Make the World a Better Place

JEWISH WEEKLY
By Renee Ghert-Zand

“In the Kibbutz,” a poster issued by the Jewish National Fund in Jerusalem

CALIFORNIA---If the state of the world is getting you down, head over to the Contemporary Jewish Museum for a glimpse of utopia. The new exhibit “Work in Progress: Considering Utopia” explores the concept of utopia from Jewish and contemporary perspectives. It features installations by two New York–based Israeli artists — sculptor Ohad Meromi, and photographer and video artist Oded Hirsch — and a mural by local artist Elisheva Biernoff. [link]

Contemporary Jewish Museum: “Work in Progress: Considering Utopia,” (Ends Jan. 20, 2014), 726 Mission St., San Francisco, CA.; 15.655.7800; thecjm.org