Dissolving Myths
Haim Maor
1980
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Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 10.
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Haim Maor
b. 1951
Israeli artist Haim Maor, the child of Holocaust survivors, is known for his works dealing with the Holocaust, memory, and issues of the so-called Second Generation in Israel. His work can be found in the Jewish Museum, New York; the Israel Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and other collections. Since 1999, he has been a professor in the art department at Ben-Gurion University. Dissolving Myths was an audiovisual installation and traveling exhibition presented at kibbutzim and other venues (1980–1983).
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