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Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum Benuri.org - is the first full scale virtual Gallery/Museum and Research Centre addressing the unive The future is digital - our future is benuri.org

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, engaging as benuri.org, is the first full scale virtual museum and research centre. Conceived in 2018 and published within the 2019 Sustainability and Public Benefit Strategic Plan benuri.org was ‘soft’ launched in September 2020.

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Check out our 3D Exhibition: Rothenstein's Relevance.See the exhibition here:https://bit.ly/3fCyNnG   Artwork: William R...
18/03/2023

Check out our 3D Exhibition: Rothenstein's Relevance.

See the exhibition here:
https://bit.ly/3fCyNnG

Artwork: William Rothenstein, Blasted Trees, 1918.

Today is the Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising campaign with the mission to end child poverty by fundi...
18/03/2023

Today is the Red Nose Day.

Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising campaign with the mission to end child poverty by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, educated and empowered.

Ben Uri wants to celebrate this day with you by sharing the painting Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio, 1945-47, by Marc Chagall.

Have you ever stood on your head and looked at artworks upside down? Probably not. So to save you trying that have a loo...
17/03/2023

Have you ever stood on your head and looked at artworks upside down? Probably not. So to save you trying that have a look at this exhibition, which allows you to recognise that often images are just as interesting upside down.

🔎If you think this is nonsense, then you missed the October 2022 announcement that a great masterpiece by the abstract Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been hanging upside down for 75 years and no one noticed.

The Downside up work of the week is LAURA GREEN, ALBERT DOCK, 2005

Discover more about the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/3W0xBdg

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Did you know that in this day in 1686 the French painter Jean-Baptiste Oudry was born?Make sure to check back every Frid...
17/03/2023

Did you know that in this day in 1686 the French painter Jean-Baptiste Oudry was born?

Make sure to check back every Friday for more fun art and art anecdotes.

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Our print of the week is Man on a Horse, realised by Bashir Abu-Rabia in 1974!Discover more about the artist and the art...
16/03/2023

Our print of the week is Man on a Horse, realised by Bashir Abu-Rabia in 1974!

Discover more about the artist and the artwork here: https://bit.ly/3Qpuydf

15/03/2023
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Our Woman of the Week is Elizabeth Friedländer!

Elizabeth Friedländer was born into a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany in 1903, immigrating to Italy in 1936 and then to England due to the rise of Na**sm. Friedländer produced bookwork, calligraphy, and decorative designs from the 1920s until her death in 1984, working freelance for a number of noted publishers, including Penguin Books, Curwen Press, Reader’s Digest and Mills & Boon. During the Second World War, she worked in ‘black propaganda’ for the Political Intelligence Department, Central Office of Information.

Find out more here:
https://bit.ly/3AYqhqa

Elizabeth Friedländer was born into a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany in 1903, immigrating to Italy in 1936 and then to England due to the rise of Na**sm. Friedländer produced bookwork, calligraphy, and decorative designs from the 1920s until her death in 1984, working freelance for a number of n...

Discover the Classic Exhibition "YIDDISH: THE LANGUAGE, PEOPLE, AND HERITAGE" here: https://bit.ly/3GMQzzG   📷: Abel Pan...
15/03/2023

Discover the Classic Exhibition "YIDDISH: THE LANGUAGE, PEOPLE, AND HERITAGE" here: https://bit.ly/3GMQzzG

📷: Abel Pann, Yeshiva Boy, n.d.

You have over 45 classic exhibitions to choose from. Discover them all here: https://bit.ly/3ilkOUZ

Jacob Kramer, Design for a Programme (Pioneers), 1920. If you are interested in jewish or immigrant artists, see https:/...
13/03/2023

Jacob Kramer, Design for a Programme (Pioneers), 1920.

If you are interested in jewish or immigrant artists, see https://bit.ly/3in9zYg

Our Book of the Week is...REFIGURING THE 50S: JOAN EARDLEY, SHEILA FELL, EVA FRANKFURTHER, JOSEF HERMAN AND L S LOWRYFin...
13/03/2023

Our Book of the Week is...

REFIGURING THE 50S: JOAN EARDLEY, SHEILA FELL, EVA FRANKFURTHER, JOSEF HERMAN AND L S LOWRY

Find out more about this publication here: https://bit.ly/3Xb0x36

Check out our 3D Exhibition: Liberators: Extraordinary Women Artists from the Ben Uri Collection.See the exhibition here...
11/03/2023

Check out our 3D Exhibition: Liberators: Extraordinary Women Artists from the Ben Uri Collection.

See the exhibition here:
https://bit.ly/3CoglZd

Artwork: Chana Kowalska, The Bridge, 1937.

Did you know that in this day in 1914 a suffragette took a meat cleaver to the Rokeby Venus?Make sure to check back ever...
10/03/2023

Did you know that in this day in 1914 a suffragette took a meat cleaver to the Rokeby Venus?

Make sure to check back every Friday for more fun art and art anecdotes.

#didyouknow

Have you ever stood on your head and looked at artworks upside down? Probably not. So to save you trying that have a loo...
10/03/2023

Have you ever stood on your head and looked at artworks upside down? Probably not. So to save you trying that have a look at this exhibition, which allows you to recognise that often images are just as interesting upside down.

🔎If you think this is nonsense, then you missed the October 2022 announcement that a great masterpiece by the abstract Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been hanging upside down for 75 years and no one noticed.

The Downside up work of the week is JACOB PINS, COAST NEAR EILATH (FROM 'TEN WOODCUTS'), 1972

Discover more about the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/3W0xBdg

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Our print of the week is Portrait of a Woman, realised by Albert Abramovitz!Discover more about the artist and the artwo...
09/03/2023

Our print of the week is Portrait of a Woman, realised by Albert Abramovitz!

Discover more about the artist and the artwork here: https://bit.ly/3CynC83

Our Woman of the Week is Marti Friedlander! Marti Friedlander was born in London, England in 1928 to Russian-Jewish refu...
08/03/2023

Our Woman of the Week is Marti Friedlander!

Marti Friedlander was born in London, England in 1928 to Russian-Jewish refugees from the 1919 Kiev pogroms. She studied at Camberwell School of Art and in 1946–57 worked as an assistant to photographers Douglas Glass and Gordon Crocker. In 1958 she moved to New Zealand with her husband, Gerrard Friedlander, dedicating herself full-time to photography and documenting the changing nature of post-war New Zealand.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3wVtGo7

Today is the International Women’s Day.The International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, c...
08/03/2023

Today is the International Women’s Day.

The International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

Ben Uri wants to celebrate this day with you by sharing the painting Early Morning at the Treasury (Petra), 1989, by Helen Keats.

Discover the Classic Exhibition "JANKEL ADLER" here: https://bit.ly/3iuq1cZ   📷: Jankel Adler, Head of a Man, 1938-39.Yo...
08/03/2023

Discover the Classic Exhibition "JANKEL ADLER" here: https://bit.ly/3iuq1cZ

📷: Jankel Adler, Head of a Man, 1938-39.

You have over 45 classic exhibitions to choose from. Discover them all here: https://bit.ly/3ilkOUZ

Jacob Kramer, The Day of Atonement, 1919. If you are interested in jewish or immigrant artists, see https://bit.ly/3in9z...
06/03/2023

Jacob Kramer, The Day of Atonement, 1919.

If you are interested in jewish or immigrant artists, see https://bit.ly/3in9zYg

Our Book of the Week is...STILL FIGHTING IGNORANCE AND INTELLECTUAL PERFIDY – VIDEO ART FROM AFRICAFind out more about t...
06/03/2023
Publication: Out of Chaos: Ben Uri Centenary exhibition at Somerset House - Catalogue

Our Book of the Week is...

STILL FIGHTING IGNORANCE AND INTELLECTUAL PERFIDY – VIDEO ART FROM AFRICA

Find out more about this publication here: https://bit.ly/3GLwxFM

Catalogue accompanying the Ben Uri centenary exhibition held at Somerset House, London, in 2015. It features highlights from Ben Uri's usually hidden collection, offering a unique visual survey of a century of intersection with 'Art, Identity and Migration'. It charts a fluid engagement with British...

Check out our 3D Exhibition: German Refugee Artists to Britain since 1900.See the exhibition here:https://bit.ly/3Rn9Tq6...
04/03/2023

Check out our 3D Exhibition: German Refugee Artists to Britain since 1900.

See the exhibition here:
https://bit.ly/3Rn9Tq6

Artwork: John Philipp, Albert Einstein, 1929.

Have you ever stood on your head and looked at artworks upside down? Probably not. So to save you trying that have a loo...
03/03/2023

Have you ever stood on your head and looked at artworks upside down? Probably not. So to save you trying that have a look at this exhibition, which allows you to recognise that often images are just as interesting upside down.

🔎If you think this is nonsense, then you missed the October 2022 announcement that a great masterpiece by the abstract Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been hanging upside down for 75 years and no one noticed.

The Downside up work of the week is DAVID BOMBERG, CANAL BANK, FRANCE, 1920

Discover more about the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/3W0xBdg

#virtualmuseum

Did you know that in this day in 1585 the Teatro Olimpico opened with Oedipus Rex?Make sure to check back every Friday f...
03/03/2023

Did you know that in this day in 1585 the Teatro Olimpico opened with Oedipus Rex?

Make sure to check back every Friday for more fun art and art anecdotes.

#didyouknow

Our sculpture of the week is Garden Steps, realised by Ivor Abrahams in 1973!Discover more about the artist and the artw...
02/03/2023

Our sculpture of the week is Garden Steps, realised by Ivor Abrahams in 1973!

Discover more about the artist and the artwork here: https://bit.ly/3k5M3DC

John Allin, Brick Lane and Heneage Street, c. 1974–5. Find out more here:https://bit.ly/3ilZ0IN
02/03/2023

John Allin, Brick Lane and Heneage Street, c. 1974–5.

Find out more here:
https://bit.ly/3ilZ0IN

Our Woman of the Week is Michèle Franklin! Michèle Franklin was born in Putney, Vermont State, USA in 1958 to a British-...
01/03/2023

Our Woman of the Week is Michèle Franklin!

Michèle Franklin was born in Putney, Vermont State, USA in 1958 to a British-Jewish father and African-American mother of part Native American Indian descent. In 1966, the Franklin family immigrated to England, and she studied at Camberwell School of Art and the International School of Graphics in Venice. Her work draws on themes including birth, death, race and the Holocaust.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3KTllXV

Discover the Classic Exhibition "A SURVIVOR RELIVES HER MEMORIES" here: https://bit.ly/3VT3Yuf 📷: Edith Birkin, The Fina...
01/03/2023

Discover the Classic Exhibition "A SURVIVOR RELIVES HER MEMORIES" here: https://bit.ly/3VT3Yuf

📷: Edith Birkin, The Final Journey, 1989.

You have over 45 classic exhibitions to choose from. Discover them all here: https://bit.ly/3ilkOUZ

Read the catalogue “The SHELL Amateurs present Community Photography” here: https://bit.ly/3jXkHiL
28/02/2023
From Warsaw to Whitechapel

Read the catalogue “The SHELL Amateurs present Community Photography” here: https://bit.ly/3jXkHiL

Read From Warsaw to Whitechapel by Ben Uri Research Unit on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Start here!

Chana Kowalska, Shtetl.If you are interested in jewish or immigrant artists, see https://bit.ly/3in9zYg
27/02/2023

Chana Kowalska, Shtetl.

If you are interested in jewish or immigrant artists, see https://bit.ly/3in9zYg

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Our Woman of the Week is artist Bettina Adler!

Bettina Adler was born into a Jewish family in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) in 1913 and began wood carving from a young age. Immigrating with her siblings to Wales in 1939, she lived in a community with other Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe, before moving to London; in 1947 she married eminent Holocaust historian H. G Adler, continuing to work as a commercial artist and sculptor and encouraging younger émigré artists.

Discover more about Bettina's incredible life, selected exhibitions, public collections, related books and much more by visiting https://bit.ly/3gAdOzb

Photo: Bettina Adler, Public Domain

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All artists need freedom of expression; but first they need freedom

13 Ukrainian artists who migrated during the 20th century from their homeland are represented by 41 works in the Ben Uri Collection which focuses on Art, Identity and Migration - see https://bit.ly/3vn6ijL

Bernard Meninsky, born in Karotopin, Ukraine in 1891 and brought to England by his parents when he was six weeks old.

Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950), Female N**e, Back View, drawing
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Donkey, 1965, Rudolf Lehmann (1903-1977)
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Exhibition: Finchleystrasse

Lehmann’s work, predominantly sculpture and woodcuts, focuses on the animal form. He aimed to capture the animal’s essence, frequently observing his subjects during lengthy visits to the Tel Aviv Zoo. His forms are simple - influenced by the work of the painter and sculptor Ewald Mataré - and also draw attention to his raw materials.

See more at https://bit.ly/3wJRNEv

[Image description: Animal form print using a sculpture and woodcut on paper.]
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All artists need freedom of expression; but first they need freedom

13 Ukrainian artists who migrated during the 20th century from their homeland are represented by 41 works in the Ben Uri Collection which focuses on Art, Identity and Migration - see https://bit.ly/3vn6ijL

Sonia Delaunay, born in 1885 in Gradizhsk. Left Ukraine in 1903 and settled in Paris.

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), Poster for Galerie Bing, Paris, painting
Have a break and enjoy benuri.org’s Brief Lives!⁠

Today, we are delighted to share with you an episode focusing on the future: what comes next for Ben Uri?

This episode forms part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery's 2015 Centenary Exhibition at Somerset House, London.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/32f7SYL 🎧 ⠀

Image: Ben Uri Home Page

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All artists need freedom of expression; but first they need freedom

13 Ukrainian artists who migrated during the 20th century from their homeland are represented by 41 works in the Ben Uri Collection which focuses on Art, Identity and Migration - see https://bit.ly/3vn6ijL

Jacob Bornfriend, born in Zborov in 1904, was a graphic artist and painter. Left Ukraine in 1939 and settled in London.

Jacob Bornfriend (1904-1976), Simchat Torah, print
Head of a Man, 1948-49, David Bomberg (1890-1957)

Exhibition: Antwerp Models

Discover more at https://bit.ly/35DAdZT

[Image description: Pencil sketch on paper]

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All artists need freedom of expression; but first they need freedom

13 Ukrainian artists who migrated during the 20th century from their homeland are represented by 41 works in the Ben Uri Collection which focuses on Art, Identity and Migration - see https://bit.ly/3vn6ijL

Bernard Meninsky, born in Karotopin, Ukraine in 1891 and brought to England by his parents when he was six weeks old.

Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950), Geranium, painting
Explore the life of ceramicist Mo Abbaro!

Mo Abbaro was born in 1935 in Abu Jibayha, Sudan. In 1959, he won a scholarship to study ceramics at Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, followed by further courses in industrial pottery and chemical analysis in North Staffordshire. He returned to Sudan in the early 1960s to teach ceramics, then settled permanently in England in 1966 and taught at the Camden Arts Centre for more than 20 years.

To read more about Mo Abbaro's life, discover related books, public collections, selected exhibitions and more, visit https://bit.ly/3u4spuu 🍶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Photo: Mo Abbaro, Public Domain

[Image description: A black and white photograph of an elderly Mo Abbaro sitting in a pottery studio and working on a small jug. He wears a clay stained smock.]

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All artists need freedom of expression; but first they need freedom

13 Ukrainian artists who migrated during the 20th century from their homeland are represented by 41 works in the Ben Uri Collection which focuses on Art, Identity and Migration - see https://bit.ly/3vn6ijL

Sonia Delaunay, born in 1885 in Gradizhsk. Left Ukraine in 1903 and settled in Paris.

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), Greeting Card for Galerie Bing, Paris (inside signature), print
Portrait of Adolph Michaelson, c. 1935, D. Mandel (1900-1958)

Ben Uri Archive: Annual Exhibition of Works by Jewish Artists

Adolph Michaelson (born Osher Michaelowski in Poland) was the Superintendent of the Jews' Temporary Shelter in Mansell Street, Whitechapel from 1912–1940, assisted by his wife, Sarah, as Matron.

Michaelson was elected Chairman of the Ben Uri Art Society from 1926–45 (although during the Second World War the gallery closed in late 1939, reopening in January 1944). Mandel's portrait of Michaelson was displayed at Ben Uri's annual exhibition of works by Jewish artists in May-June 1935 (with the artist's initial given as 'E').

Discover more about this painting and works from the same exhibition by visiting https://bit.ly/3E5A4tN 🎨

[Image description: An oil painting of the sitter looking straight at the viewer. He has salt and pepper hair and a moustache, and wears a dark three-piece suit and tie.]

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