Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:09:16 -0800 Contemporary Jewish Museum http://www.thecjm.org/ Podcast Maker v1.4.0 - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker Conversations from the Contemporary Jewish Museum with artists, musicians, academics, spiritual leaders, and everyone in-between. The space between traditions, cultures, and ideas is where creative work happens. This is a show about those places. Taped in the StoryCorps StoryBooth hosted in the Contemporary Jewish Museum, The Space Between features interviews with artists, musicians, academics, spiritual leaders, and everyone in-between. Dan Schifrin and Kathryn Jaller are your hosts. en ©2012 Contemporary Jewish Museum, All Rights Reserved Contemporary Jewish Museum info@thecjm.org http://thecjm.org/podcasts/podcast_final_300x300.png http://www.thecjm.org/ 144 144 Arts Visual Arts Performing Arts cjm, jewish, judaism, interview, art, san francisco, exhibition, culture, education, religion, creativity, interdisciplinary no Contemporary Jewish Museum Tiffany Shlain, Director of the film "Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death and Technology", explores the ways in which technology brings people together and/or drives them apart. Tiffany Shlain, Director of the film "Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death and Technology", explores the ways in which technology brings people together and/or drives them apart. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/2011_09_23_Podcast_Shlain.mp3Friday, 22 September 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:23:01 san francisco, interview, culture, technology, social media, connection, future, berkeley, internet, web, theory, thought Contemporary Jewish Museum Joshua Jay, magician and teacher, wowed audiences with his sleight of hand and history of magic when the exhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic" was at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. In this conversation Jay discusses why Jews have gravitated to the field in large numbers, and reveals the secrets that turn a good magician into a great one. Joshua Jay, magician and teacher, wowed audiences with his sleight of hand and history of magic when the exhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic" was at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. In this conversation Jay discusses why Jews have gravitated to the field in large numbers, and reveals the secrets that turn a good magician into a great one. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/2011_10_27_Podcast_Joshua_Jay.mp3Monday, 31 October 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:31:24 performance, magic, Joshua Jay, belief, Harry Houdini, misdirection, history, stage, illusion, conjurer, Robert Houdin, escape Contemporary Jewish Museum Stanley Saitowitz, architect and designer, discusses the ideas behind his thoughtful contemporary structures, and what the iPhone and his new line of modern Judaica have in common. His clean, contemporary versions of mezuzahs, menorahs, and more are on view in the exhibition "Stanley Saitowitz: Judaica." Stanley Saitowitz, architect and designer, discusses the ideas behind his thoughtful contemporary structures, and what the iPhone and his new line of modern Judaica have in common. His clean, contemporary versions of mezuzahs, menorahs, and more are on view in the exhibition "Stanley Saitowitz: Judaica." http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/2011_11_04_Saitowitz_Podcast.mp3Tuesday, 8 November 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:27:03 architecture, ritual, design, apple, Natoma Architects, judaica, synagogue, menorah, mezuzah, havdalah, strategy, design thinking Contemporary Jewish Museum Alicia Jo Rabins—poet, teacher, and front-woman for the band Girls in Trouble, discusses the song she wrote for the museum's installation on Hagar, and explains how she accesses the minds and hearts of the biblical women she sings about. Alicia Jo Rabins—poet, teacher, and front-woman for the band Girls in Trouble, discusses the song she wrote for the museum's installation on Hagar, and explains how she accesses the minds and hearts of the biblical women she sings about. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/2011_11_18_Rabins_Podcast.mp3Thursday, 1 December 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:28:38 midrash, music, torah, towson, creativity, theology, violin, fiddle, folk, spiritual, ishmael, bible Contemporary Jewish Museum Deborah Oropallo is currently known for her boundary-blurring mixed media work, but she thinks like a painter. Two of her paintings are featured in the exhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic", and in this conversation she disusses what artists and magicians have in common, and how she embraces the creative gifts of the digital age. Deborah Oropallo is currently known for her boundary-blurring mixed media work, but she thinks like a painter. Two of her paintings are featured in the exhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic", and in this conversation she disusses what artists and magicians have in common, and how she embraces the creative gifts of the digital age. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/2011_12_16_Deborah_Oropallo_2_Podcast.mp3Friday, 30 December 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:19:33 paint, guise, deyoung museum, digital, houdini, magician, magic, new media, fine art, photoshop, gallery, berkeley thecjm.org Historian Steven Watson discusses the collaboration of Gertrude Stein and composer Virgil Thomson, in connection with the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s exhibition “Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories,” and SFMOMA’s new production of the opera “Four Saints in Three Acts” at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Historian Steven Watson discusses the collaboration of Gertrude Stein and composer Virgil Thomson, in connection with the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s exhibition “Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories,” and SFMOMA’s new production of the opera “Four Saints in Three Acts” at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/The_Space_Between_StevenWatson_on_GertrudeStein_and_VirgilThomson.mp3Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:23:55 four saints, sfmoma, ybca, opera, collaboration, creative, modern, music, history thecjm.org Kenneth Silverman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose biography "Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss" was a major reference for the exhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic", dishes on Houdini's upbringing, his Jewishness, his innovations as a performer, and the psychics and mediums he worked to discredit. And then there's the matter of Professor Silverman's own magical past... Kenneth Silverman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose biography "Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss" was a major reference for the exhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic", dishes on Houdini's upbringing, his Jewishness, his innovations as a performer, and the psychics and mediums he worked to discredit. And then there's the matter of Professor Silverman's own magical past... http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2011/podcast/2011_12_08_Kenneth_Silverman_4_Podcast.mp3Sunday, 15 January 2012 17:20:00 -0700 Arts no 00:22:27 biography, spiritualism, mediums, debunking, history, jewish, immigrant, magician, immigration, vaudeville thecjm.org Rachel Schreiber is a historian and artist who works with text and image, often at the same time. Her project "Site Reading," which includes photographs of Bay Area places with unexpected stories, was commissioned for the current CJM exhibition "California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present." In this conversation she explores her artistic process, which begins with a bedrock of research, as well as a career at the sometimes lonely intersection of art and history. Rachel Schreiber is a historian and artist who works with text and image, often at the same time. Her project "Site Reading," which includes photographs of Bay Area places with unexpected stories, was commissioned for the current CJM exhibition "California Dreaming: Jewish Life in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present." In this conversation she explores her artistic process, which begins with a bedrock of research, as well as a career at the sometimes lonely intersection of art and history. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_01_05_Rachel_Schreiber_Podcast.mp3Friday, 27 January 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:23:17 interdisciplinary, photography, historiography, cca, california college of the arts, scholar, site specific, petaluma, internment, detective thecjm.org Carey Perloff, Artistic Director of the American Conservatory Theater and author of the new play "Higher" explores the complex rituals of architecture, theater, and memory in her drama about a competition to build a memorial in Israel. We ask (and she answers): Is directing a play similar to designing a building? And in both drama and architecture, when is silence more powerful than speech? Carey Perloff, Artistic Director of the American Conservatory Theater and author of the new play "Higher" explores the complex rituals of architecture, theater, and memory in her drama about a competition to build a memorial in Israel. We ask (and she answers): Is directing a play similar to designing a building? And in both drama and architecture, when is silence more powerful than speech? http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_02_02_Carey_Perloff_2_Podcast.mp3Friday, 16 February 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:22:19 Acting, ACT, theatre, architecture, design, memorial, memory, israel, process, writing, construction, directing thecjm.org Emmanuel Witzthum, in his performances and installation series "Dissolving Localities," creates a multi-media dialogue between Berkeley and his hometown of Jerusalem. In this conversation, the Israeli musician, composer, and curator describes the genesis of "Dissolving Localities" (now installed at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley), and explores how contemporary culture, Jewish identity, and Israeli life function best when an open platform is applied to social, religious and political problems. Emmanuel Witzthum, in his performances and installation series "Dissolving Localities," creates a multi-media dialogue between Berkeley and his hometown of Jerusalem. In this conversation, the Israeli musician, composer, and curator describes the genesis of "Dissolving Localities" (now installed at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley), and explores how contemporary culture, Jewish identity, and Israeli life function best when an open platform is applied to social, religious and political problems. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_03_01_Emmanuel_Witzthum_Podcast.mp3Wednesday, 7 March 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:16:19 berkeley, israel, the lab, magnes, geography, music, sound, sound art, conversation, installation, theater, theatre Contemporary Jewish Museum Comedian Moshe Kasher gets serious (but not too serious) about humor, addiction, and his memoir "Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland who became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16." Also, the comedy club as a grad school, and the backlash to his jokes about Hasidic Jews and deaf parents on Conan. Comedian Moshe Kasher gets serious (but not too serious) about humor, addiction, and his memoir "Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland who became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16." Also, the comedy club as a grad school, and the backlash to his jokes about Hasidic Jews and deaf parents on Conan. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_04_05_Moshe_Kasher_Podcast_V3.mp3Thursday, 19 April 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:30:25 drugs, oakland, racism, antisemetism, stand up, oppression, Satmar, teens, growing up, seagate, brooklyn, comedy Contemporary Jewish Museum Ellen Ullman is a writer and computer programmer, whose new novel "By Blood" takes place in dystopic 1970s San Francisco. We talk with her about the promise and threat of that time in the Bay Area, the difference between human and computer language, and some of the barriers to there being more female programmers. Ellen Ullman is a writer and computer programmer, whose new novel "By Blood" takes place in dystopic 1970s San Francisco. We talk with her about the promise and threat of that time in the Bay Area, the difference between human and computer language, and some of the barriers to there being more female programmers. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_05_04_Ellen_Ullman_Podcast.mp3Wednesday, 30 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:27:12 culture, holocaust, technology, Ithaca, comedy, drawing, cartoon Contemporary Jewish Museum Cartoonist and comedian Michael Capozzola describes how humor is truth stretched to its limit, and how he has funneled his Jewish/Italian heritage and ambivalence about technology into his popular comic strips and stand-up routines. Cartoonist and comedian Michael Capozzola describes how humor is truth stretched to its limit, and how he has funneled his Jewish/Italian heritage and ambivalence about technology into his popular comic strips and stand-up routines. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_03_22_Michael_Capozzola_Podcast.mp3Wednesday, 3 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:15:35 ithaca, culture, holocaust, technology, standup, drawing, cartoon Contemporary Jewish Museum David Katznelson is all about music. As a founder of the Idelsohn Society, the Grammy-nominated producer helped created the CJM exhibitions Jews on Vinyl and Black Sabbath. In this interview, learn why record covers tell the story of a people, and why “history sounds different when you know where to start listening…” David Katznelson is all about music. As a founder of the Idelsohn Society, the Grammy-nominated producer helped created the CJM exhibitions Jews on Vinyl and Black Sabbath. In this interview, learn why record covers tell the story of a people, and why “history sounds different when you know where to start listening…” http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/2012_05_04_David_Katznelson_Podcast.mp3Wednesday, 30 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:22:36 Alan Lomax, history, singing, african-american, collaboration, recording, technology, audio Contemporary Jewish Museum Amy Tobin, singer/songwriter and Executive Director of the David Brower Center in Berkeley, reflects on what art and social action can learn from each other. Amy Tobin, singer/songwriter and Executive Director of the David Brower Center in Berkeley, reflects on what art and social action can learn from each other. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/TheSpaceBetween_AmyTobin.mp3Monday, 20 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:30:42 Trees, environment, Gary Tobin, Diane Tobin, Be’chol Lashon, Jewish, music Contemporary Jewish Museum Artist Merav Tzur, through her alter-ego Sarah Gray, has formed a research institute promoting impossible tasks – like recreating the Tree of Knowledge – and performance spaces where everyone can make art. It’s what happens when an artist mixes a kibbutz with a laboratory, then adds YouTube. Artist Merav Tzur, through her alter-ego Sarah Gray, has formed a research institute promoting impossible tasks – like recreating the Tree of Knowledge – and performance spaces where everyone can make art. It’s what happens when an artist mixes a kibbutz with a laboratory, then adds YouTube. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/TheSpaceBetween_MeravTzur.mp3Thursday, 13 Sept 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:14:30 Israel, ritual, science, archaeology, Oakland, BART, CCA, SFMOMA, San Francisco, Reality Contemporary Jewish Museum To celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rabbi Menachem Creditor puts a spiritual lens on the upcoming exhibition, The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951. To celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rabbi Menachem Creditor puts a spiritual lens on the upcoming exhibition, The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/TheSpaceBetween_MenachemCreditor.mp3Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:09:37 rosh hashanah, rosh hashana, photo league, yom kippur, high holidays, photography, history, ghana Contemporary Jewish Museum Francesco Spagnolo, Curator at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley, suggests a role for archives and ritual as our culture re-imagines the idea of memory for a digital age. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley, suggests a role for archives and ritual as our culture re-imagines the idea of memory for a digital age. http://p.programs.cjm.netdna-cdn.com/vod/programs.cjm/2012/podcast/TheSpaceBetween_FrancescoSpagnolo.mp3Thursday, 1 November 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Arts no 00:24:46 italy, Europe, ritual, fragments, sacred, trash, inventory, lists, storage, youtube