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Robert Forman
b. 1953 in Jersey City, NJ; lives in Hoboken, NJ
Selected Exhibitions/Honors:
Brooklyn Museum, NY;
National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC;
Newark Museum, NJ; National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowship; Fulbright Fellowship
Self Portrait Six,
2008
Thread glued to board; 24" x 40"
Overlapping multiple self-portraits and a portrait by his
daughter, Forman explains, “My goal is to meld concept and
form into one seamless image. Twenty years after I began gluing
string I learned of the Huichols, an indigenous Mexican
community working in a similar medium. Whether I am
comparing notes with artists of another culture or depicting
our daily struggles entwined with art, history, and religion, my
goal is to document and inspire people with images that linger
in their minds long after they’ve walked away from my work.”
Ravit Gat
b. 1959 in Israel; lives in Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Exhibitions:
Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Jewish
Museum of Venice, Italy; Gross Gallery, Tel Aviv;
Tel Aviv’s City Hall
Gola Sangam,
2004
Knitted tablecloth, mixed media installation; 118" x 81"
Collection of the Petach Tikva Museum, Petach Tikva, Israel
For Gat, knitting is a representation of passive traditional
femininity as well as a creative outlet to interweave memories
and milestones of life. The knitted table installation is charac-
terized by the appearance of a cozy, domestic setting with
neatly arranged plates, geometric patterns, and verses of poetry.
However, a second look reveals that the table is barren – no
chairs, no food – an altar-table. The verses embroidered on the
heavy tablecloth and knitted plates reveal voices of prohibi-
tions, anxieties, separations, hatred, yearning, and the
torments of love.
Geri Forkner
b. 1945 in Charleston, SC; lives in Tennessee
Selected Exhibitions:
Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
Carol Minarick
b. 1942 in Passaic, NJ; lives in Maryland
Selected Exhibitions:
Tennessee State Museum, TN;
Knoxville Museum of Art, TN; Muse, PA; Deux Tetes,
Toronto; Bertha Urdang Gallery, NY
And He Dreamed,
2010
Handmade felt with stones; 19" x 13.5" x 7.5"
For over a decade, textile artist Geri Forkner and painter
Carol Minarick have worked together to address biblical
themes that are relevant in today’s society.
And He Dreamed
is a felt pillow with stones that suggest the pile of stones used
by Jacob when he received his vision of heaven: “… and
he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his
pillow…” (Genesis 28:11).
Photo: Tom Miller Photography
Photo: Jeff Goldman