If I Were a Botanist: the Pale

JOYCE KOZLOFF

2014, acrylic, mixed media and collage on canvas, 54 x 101 in. (137.2 x 256.5 cm)

The maps in “If I Were a Botanist: the Pale” and “If I Were a Botanist: Gaza” invite comparison between today’s occupation of Palestine and the Pale of Settlement, the territory within Imperial Russia restricted for Jews from 1835-1917, to which Joyce Kozloff traces her ancestry. Their joyful aura disguises the embedded political content, visible on closer inspection.

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The work is available through DC Moore Gallery.
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