David Hartt at Beth Sholom Synagogue
Commissioned by the Beth Sholom Synagogue Preservation Foundation, David Hartt’s exhibition The Histories (Le Mancenillier) marks the first time that an artist has activated Beth Sholom’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed National Historic Landmark in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
Comprising contrasting media—from orchids and tapestries to hi-resolution video screens and quadraphonic sound— the exhibition explores histories of Jewish and Black diasporas in the United States and considers how the American cultural landscape is shaped by ethnic, economic, and religious migration. Hartt is interested in synthetic ideas of culture, in which “the voice, agency, geography, and temporality of others collude to produce a more compelling version of the world.”
Comprising contrasting media—from orchids and tapestries to hi-resolution video screens and quadraphonic sound— the exhibition explores histories of Jewish and Black diasporas in the United States and considers how the American cultural landscape is shaped by ethnic, economic, and religious migration. Hartt is interested in synthetic ideas of culture, in which “the voice, agency, geography, and temporality of others collude to produce a more compelling version of the world.”
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