Exhibition "Boris Aronson - Jewish avant-garde theater in New York, 1923-1931"

[Vladimir]

I looked at the invitation to the exhibition on dates 18.06.2010 - 08.04.2010. Already over what? Should not be. And then begin to understand - an invitation in Hebrew, read from right to left, and the time interval in the opposite direction.

In Russian words, until June 18, 2010 in Tel Aviv gallery 'Minotaur' last theatrical exhibition of works by Boris Aronson. Aronson - avant-gardist, a student of Alexandra Exter, one of the largest U.S. scenographers 20 th century, a famous painter, illustrator, graphic artist, one of the theoreticians of modern Jewish art. It seems that there are plans to bring the exhibition in Russia.

Masha Khinich sent materials for the exhibition from Israel. Which I'm straight as is made out in the photo essay format.

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His fate is similar to the fate of many talented Jewish boys born at the turn of centuries in the villages of the Pale of the Russian Empire. He - a student of Alexandra Exter, who acquainted Aronson with Meyerhold and Tairov, under the influence of which formed beliefs Aronson as a theater artist. On it were written books and monographs. His works are kept in the archives of the National Library in New York, where he repeatedly arranged exhibition. But in Israel, his theatrical works have been exhibited for the first time: in the Tel Aviv gallery "Minotaur" from April 8 to display costumes, scenery and models for the performance of Yiddish theater in New York, Aronson made during the period from 1923 to 1931.


Exhibition Aronson is interesting not only a theater artist and stage designer, but also historians and admirers of Russian avant-garde, his Jewish niche, as well as those who want to learn more about the activities of Crop-League (one of the leading figures of which was Aronson), socio-political organization which claimed 20 of the last century on the role of leader of the Jewish national culture. Crop-League was founded in late 1917 in Kiev, the Jewish socialist parties and similar figures of Jewish culture in Yiddish and became the most significant independent organization of Jewish culture and education.

Publishing Crop-League and the work of artists who worked with her art section, played a significant role in the development of book graphics. In 1920-ies. Aronson founded the Museum of Jewish Art in Kiev, and promoted "Jewish style, combining the principles of abstract painting with elements of folk art." Boris Aronson himself after Kiev, Moscow, Warsaw and Berlin was in New York, the initial period of creativity which is devoted to exhibition in gallery "The Minotaur". For many job Aronson for the American theater in general, overshadowed his work as a Jewish artist, but certainly it was his work in theaters idishistkih influenced the development of American stage design.

In the U.S., Aronson was in 1923. At first he worked as an artist of the stage and costume designer with a few Yiddish theater in New York (at that time in New York, most of the population spoke Yiddish and had 70 Jewish Theatre). But in 1932, Aronson switched to work with the theaters on Broadway, making his debut along with another Russian emigre composer Vernon Duke, musical «Walk a Little Faster». However, the Jewish theme Aronson returned and later - for example, when working on the scenography of the famous musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in 1964.
Career Aronson scnography lasted on Broadway for more than 40 years. It is six times given Tony Award for best artist of the scene. For the first time in 1951 for the premier staging of "Tattooed Rose T. Williams, the last time in 1976 for the musical« Pacific Overtures »). Among the most outstanding works Aronson Broadway - Musical "Cabaret" (1966-nd, a Tony Award in 1967).
In addition to musicals and drama productions, Aronson designed the opera (mostly in the Metropolitan Opera) and ballet performances, including the famous staging of Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" (1977), made by Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Fully exhibition in gallery "The Minotaur" is called "Boris Aronson - Jewish avant-garde theater in New York, 1923-1931" and presented to her, as has been said, mainly theatrical works - sketches for productions of Yiddish theaters in New York, 1920. The works, which Aronson was able to convey the principles of Crop-League - combining traditional and liberal "Jewish style", formed by him in the journal Crop-League.

Exhibitions on the activities of the Art section Crop-League were prepared Yaron Ławica - curator, art dealer and gallery owner of "The Minotaur" and the historian Hillel Kazovskim. The current exhibition - part of their project on culture-League. Shows the project has been held in 2007 at the National Museum of Ukraine in Kiev and in the past year at the Jewish Museum in Paris.

Exhibition of works by Boris Aronson has been invited to Russia in September 2010 will be on display at the Biennale in Paris' Grand Palais "- one of the most prestigious art fairs in the world. Boris Aronson "in the" Minotaur "- the first complete (with the catalog and conduct research) exhibition of the artist in Israel, except for one that took place in 1931 in Tel Aviv in the gallery Steimatzky and exhibition on his schedule in 1980 the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, to which was not published catalog and which so few people remember.



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[Vladimir]

Another photo and text for the exhibition

[Игорь Гурьев]

September 15 in Paris Gallery "Minotaur" (2, rue de Beaux-Arts), located in the Latin Quarter, and in a nearby gallery Alain Le Gaillard (Alain Le Gaillard - 19, rue Mazarine) opened an exhibition of Boris Aronson. Jewish Theatre.