Shanee Epstein "Ezra, z"l, Zichrono l'vracha, May his memory be a Blessing"

440 Gallery

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A year ago artist Shanee Epstein's young son Ezra died a month shy of his 17th birthday. This exhibit at 440 Gallery in Park Slope Brooklyn features work by Ms. Epstein as well as work by her son, Ezra Weidenfeld, a precociously gifted artist and musician. Together their work constitutes a powerful installation that chronicles a year of mourning and a painfully altered family life.

The show is a dialogue between not only a grieving mother and her son, but also a dialogue between two artists. Weidenfeld's sensitively rendered drawings of everyday objects, scissors, a water bottle, his bike helmet, give us a glimpse of his irretrievable potential. Epstein's paintings and collages using old photos, papers and stones are poignant, yet a restrained testament to intense grief and loss. Epstein says this work "gave me a way to process my grief and a way to get such intense pain out of my body." The work of both of these artists is compelling in its technical and formal qualities. Combined with the emotional intensity of the narrative, this show is not to be missed.

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Schedule

from May 20, 2010 to June 27, 2010

Opening Reception on 2010-05-30 from 13:00 to 16:00
Tom Chiu, a virtuoso violinist who mentored Ezra for many years will be performing some of Ezra's compositions at the reception.

Artist(s)

Shanee Epstein

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