Private View: Rafael Klein 'A Wanderer'
Thu 20 May
|Chabad Islington Jewish Art Gallery
Join us for the opening of the second exhibition at the Jewish Art Gallery in Islington. The evening will include a reading, a screening of related short film, and an artists’ talk.
Time & Location
20 May 2021, 19:30 – 21:30
Chabad Islington Jewish Art Gallery, 36 Upper St, Islington, London N1 0PN, UK
Guests
About the event
Please join us for the private view of our second exhibition. RSVP is required.
Rafael Klein — 'A Wanderer'
Exhibition continues 21 May 2021
‘A Wanderer’ is the second exhibition of the shul and gallery space at 36 Upper Street in Angel. The establishment of 36 Upper Street is particularly significant, given that Islington has not had a synagogue in over 50 years. The establishment of a rotating gallery in the same space as the congregation is also of great significance. Alongside the debut of Rafael Klein’s new body of work, the gallery is currently exhibiting work by London-based Jewish artists David Hochhauser and Beverley-Jane Stewart.
Curated by Nicole Zisman
“In my family, nobody every talked about the old country. My grandmother left Poland at the turn of the 20th century. She never spoke about what happened to the family she left behind. I knew my father’s family came from…