Moshe Zabari Explained

Moshe Zabari (born 1935, in Jerusalem)^[1] is an Israeli artist known for his silver Judaica.

He studied under Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert and David Gumbel at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Zabari was artist-in-residence for almost three decades at New York's Jewish Museum.^[5] He returned to his native Israel in the 1980s.^[2] He is known for his modernist approach, a reviewer described his 1998 sculpture, "Death by Stoning," as "elegant and beautiful," despite describing a "terrible act of violence."

In 1990 he was awarded the Jesselson Prize for Contemporary Judaica Design.^[6]

In 2015 Zabari was honoured with a Retrospective at the Jerusalem Biennale.^{[7] [8]}

Museum exhibitions

• Homecoming to the Holy Land: New Works by Moshe Zabari, Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, 1999.^{[5] [9]}
• Homecoming to the Holy Land: New Work by Moshe Zabari, Skirball Museum, 1998.^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Unique Torah crown designs to replace 9 stolen ones. The Jewish Week. 3 January 1982.
2. News: Sherman. Randi. The Joy Of Alloy. The Jewish Week. 14 September 2007.
3. News: Blank. Barbara Trainin. The art of Menorahs; Diverse shapes now light way. The Patriot-News. 11 December 2001.
4. Web site: Moshe Zabari. thejewishmuseum.org. Jewish Museum. 15 October 2015.
5. News: Poley. Rita Rosen. Sketches: The Art of the Deal - and the Deal of the Art. Jewish Exponent. 15 July 1999.
6. News: Ronnen. Meir. Sandberg Rrize for Gabi Klasmer. Jerusalem Post. 6 September 1990.
7. Web site: Retrospective. jerusalembiennale.org. Jerusalem Biennale. 15 October 2015.
8. News: Shea. Christopher. Jerusalem Biennale. 13 October 2015. New York Times. 18 September 2015.
9. News: Gardner. Colin. Ceremonial Objects by a Craftsman. Los Angeles Times. 2 January 1987.
10. News: Knaff. Devorah. Genesis of a Nation. Orange County Register. 26 April 1998.