Invisible
Mixed media (mirror, wood, plexiglass, acrylic paint , gold leaf, found eye glasses, magnifying glass, metal wire, paper and cotton fabric); 25" x 40" x 5", 1998.
Description
A piece about experiencing, often unintentional, and always uninformed Antisemitism in everyday American language and culture. The text etched into the mirrors reveals the Kaddish in Hebrew text, (the Jewish prayer for the dead.), The text etched into the plexi-glass and mirror reads as follows: “J/E/W/but you/don’t look/like a”
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