Houdini

Photo Courtesy of Ronald David Buccola

Few people have grabbed the public's attention like Harry Houdini. Nearly a century after he shuffled off this mortal coil Houdini continues to be a cultural influence. If you're like me, however, your familiarity with the man starts and stops with the very basics: he was the World's greatest magician.

So it was a real treat to find out The Jewish Museum had a Houdini Exhibit.

If you'd like to learn how the poor Erik Weisz transformed into the iconic Harry Houdini make a trip down to the Jewish Museum. The exhibit is wonderful, filled with artifacts, archival video footage, Photographs and more that really help put Houdini in context.


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Shifting the Gaze

"Shifting the Gaze" is another great exhibit at the Jewish Museum. It's a feminist exhibit that, in the words of the curator:

...explores how social revolutions take place not only in the realm of ideas and politics, but in style and form.

You can find the exhibit on the second floor. They have some really incredible feminist artists like Joan Semmel, Louise Fishman, and Melissa Meyer.

Miriam Schapiro's "Fanfare" from 1958 was my favorite piece:

Don't forget the Jewish Museum is free on Saturdays!




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