Naomi Safran-Hon: House Without Home
THE SILBER ART GALLERY Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum | Goucher College
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Naomi Safran-Hon grew up in Haifa, Israel, and resides in Brooklyn, NY. In this body of work, she investigates the relationship to her homeland and its ongoing conflict, exploring the fragility of the human experience. House Without Home brings together 13 paintings depicting houses that have ceased to be homes. The paintings combine fabric, cement, pigment, acrylic, and photographs to tell the stories of these structures and their former inhabitants.
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Cover Wadi Salib: Double Doors, 2014 archival ink jet print, lace, pigment, acrylic, and cement on canvas and fabric 42” x 72”
3 Wadi Salib: Pink Wall V, 2013 cement and marker on fabric 36” x 36”
1 A Window With A View: Cactus (Black), 2013 lace and cement on fabric 60” x 48”
4 Wadi Salib: Home with 4 Windows and a Door (Kanafani’s house on Bourj Street), 2015 archival ink jet print, lace, pigment, acrylic, and cement on canvas 42” x 84”
2 Wadi Salib: Mirror Bed, 2014 archival ink jet print, lace, and cement on fabric and canvas 42” x 72”
5 Wadi Salib: Glitter and Doom in Gold, 2014 archival ink jet print, lace, pigment, acrylic, oil pastels, and cement on canvas and fabric 72” x 110”
Naomi Safran-Hon: House Without Home January 26 – April 3, 2016
OPENING RECEPTION
(The gallery will be closed Monday, March 14, to Sunday, March 20, during spring break.)
Artist’s lecture 6-7 p.m. Artist’s reception 7-9 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3, 6-9 p.m.
This event is co-sponsored by Goucher College and Towson University, and the cocurators are Laura Amussen, exhibitions director and curator for Goucher College’s Silber and Rosenberg art galleries, and J. Susan Isaacs, professor of art history and curator of the Holtzman MFA and Center for the Arts galleries at Towson University.
THE SILBER GALLERY
Sanford J. Ungar Athenaeum DIRECTIONS
GALLERY HOURS
Baltimore Beltway, I-695, to exit 27A.Make first left onto campus.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday – Sunday 410-337-6477
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The Silber Gallery program is funded with the assistance of grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences.
www.goucher.edu/silber
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