The National, the Diasporic, and the Canonical: The Place of Diasporic Imagery in the Canon of Israeli National Art

This article explores Jerusalem-based art practice from the 1930s to the 1960s, focusing particularly on the German immigrant artists that dominated this field in that period. I describe the distinct aesthetics of this art and explain its role in the Zionist nation-building project. Although Jerusal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noa Avron Barak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Arts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/9/2/42