"Haha, I am totally imagining the Japanese tourists! i am sorry I missed these street performances, I probably was not too far when they were taking place... Where can I see the show? Hope you will add a selection of the photos in a photo album here…"
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Beth Grossman
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Beth Grossman left a comment for 'Nico Daswani'"HI Nico,
Thanks for your note and interest in my Golden Rule project. I am just back from New York and it all went very well. The show looks beautiful and I am very pleased. My husband and a couple of friends came from out here and we worked very…"
Nico Daswani left a comment for 'Beth Grossman'"how did Table Talks go, beth? Is it still happening?"
Beth Grossman commented on eknathraajesh patil's photo
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"Lovely work, Rajesh. Happy to accept your friend request. Keep me posted on your new work.
All the best,
Beth
www.bethgrossman.com"
Beth Grossman left a comment for 'Beth Grossman'"HI John, I am in the process of inviting the participants for my Table Talks. Do you live in or near New York? I will keep you posted as my project develops. Hope to meet you there. The opening is May 26th. All the best, Beth"
John Rouse left a comment for 'Beth Grossman'"This sounds right up my alley.......What bankers are you going to get participate? I'm eager to find out more - please keep us informed. as the date approaches Thanks, John"
Beth Grossman left a comment for 'John Rouse'"HI John, Thanks for writing and expressing interest in my participatory art. It led me to explore your fun page and made me curious about your work.
I will be having a show of my new artwork in New York at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan…"
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- My Role
- Artist
- My Discipline(s)
- Visual Arts
- About Me And My Work
- Beth Grossman is a socio-political artist, who sees the visual as a way to create community dialog. Her art is a comfortable point of entry into the ongoing dialog about ‘correct’ history, the life-shaping force of religion and the power of social beliefs. The artist takes creative liberty with these charged topics and makes them accessible with beauty and humor. By shifting the context of familiar objects, words and images, she opens them up for fresh examinations that are by turn playful, stimulating and thought provoking.
Grossman’s search for simple truths in collective memory has led her to illuminate personal stories. For her, art is not a thing, but a way to communicate. It is the importance of that dialogue that her artworks, public projects and events are intended to foster.
Based in San Francisco, Grossman has collaborated internationally with individuals, communities, corporations, non-profits and museums. She uses art as a creative force to stimulate conversation and focus attention on the environment, history and civic engagement – all aimed at raising awareness, building community and encouraging public participation.
EXHIBITION VENUES
Grossman has exhibited and performed her work at the International NaturKunst Forum: Licherode, Germany, Jewish Women’s Summit: Volga River, Russia; Keepers of the Water: Chengdu, China; the de Young Museum: San Francisco; Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Ellis Island Immigration Museum: New York; National Jewish Museum: Washington, D.C.; the Contemporary Jewish Museum: San Francisco; Minnesota History Center: Saint Paul, MN; Jewish Museum of Florida: Miami; National Museum of American Jewish History: Philadelphia and City Halls and Public Libraries in the San Francisco Bay Area.
PRESS
The public conversations prompted by Grossman’s artwork consistently capture the interest of the mainstream media. This includes coverage by Chinese television and German HR television and German local press. Grossman’s artwork and participatory performances have been widely documented by the press, including feature stories in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Miami Herald, New York Newsday, Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Oakland Tribune, and the San Jose Mercury News, Lilith, Artweek, San Francisco Arts Monthly, National Public Radio’s California Report, and on KRON4 television news.
View examples of her work on her website www.bethgrossman.com
- Places I Would Like To Visit
- I have been fortunate to travel extensively, study in Norway, Malaysia and Italy and work on art projects in Germany, Russia and China. Here are a few descriptions of my projects. Visit my website for more information and photos.
--- The Bureau of Atmospheric Anecdata: Hessen,Germany. At the International NaturKunst Forum 2007 in Licherode, Germany, Grossman collaborated with Christine Baeumler to create an interactive environmental public art project on global warming, based on participants’ memories of winter.
--- 2004 Jewish Women’s Summit: Make up a title Volga River, Russia. As artist in residence, Grossman created a collaborative artistic oral history of Jewish women’s stories as they visited Project Kesher’s projects along the Volga River in Russia.
--- Dreams for a Pure River, Chengdu, China. To call attention to the importance of restoring a local river, this public art event combining art/performance with environmental activism, featured floating sculpture, storytelling, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese music, ceremony and procession. Collaborators: Christine Baeumler and Betsy Damon, 1995.
- Art Forms And Cultures I Would Like To Engage With
- International Artists creating work about the Golden Rule for the United Nations. I am currently working on a project called "All the Rest is Commentary" about the universality of the Golden Rule in all major religions. I am also hosting Table Talk conversations about world issues and envisioning how they would transform if we were all living by the Golden Rule, "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
- My Artistic Affiliations
- Brisbane's Creative Community, Women Environmental Artists Directory
- My Web link
- http://www.bethgrossman.com
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 11:06pm on June 24, 2010, Nico Daswani said…
- Haha, I am totally imagining the Japanese tourists! i am sorry I missed these street performances, I probably was not too far when they were taking place... Where can I see the show? Hope you will add a selection of the photos in a photo album here on Create Culture. Do consider also sending in a "dispatch" about your experiences in NY... Take care Beth!
- At 10:47pm on June 20, 2010, Nico Daswani said…
- how did Table Talks go, beth? Is it still happening?
- At 1:14am on February 24, 2010, Beth Grossman said…
- HI John, I am in the process of inviting the participants for my Table Talks. Do you live in or near New York? I will keep you posted as my project develops. Hope to meet you there. The opening is May 26th. All the best, Beth
- At 10:32pm on February 19, 2010, John Rouse said…
- This sounds right up my alley.......What bankers are you going to get participate? I'm eager to find out more - please keep us informed. as the date approaches Thanks, John
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