Sunday, July 9 and Thursday–Saturday, July 13–15 | 11am–2pm
ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission
As part of the seven-day program series Carve: Seven Days for Collective Care, artist Cara Levine will inhabit the gallery during open hours to carve notes contributed by visitors into the surface of the artwork Carve; The Mystic is Nourished From This Sphere. The public is invited to observe and engage with the artist while she works. For this ongoing site-specific work on view in Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive, visitors have submitted notes sharing any grief they may be experiencing, which are periodically added to the work by the artist. This collaborative effort between the public and Levine offers a means to contain experiences of loss, while representing the strength and compassion that come with the understanding that no one is truly alone in their grief.
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This event is part of a weeklong series of programs called Carve: Seven Days for Collective Care, which marks the final phase of community and artist activation for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You To Survive. The programs, centered on the artwork Carve; The Mystic is Nourished From This Sphere, engage themes of grief, healing, community, and interconnectedness.
Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive explores loss, empathy, and equity through sculpture, video, and socially engaged practices. Grappling with some of the most pressing issues of our time, including police brutality, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the California-based artist uses her artistic practice as a means to explore and process grief around personal and collective traumas. The resulting works highlight how creative endeavors can facilitate healing and help mourners find meaning in community with one another. Drawing on Jewish traditions, community practice, and interconnectedness, the exhibition invites visitors to explore installations and sculptural works that plumb the depths of the intimate and universal experiences of grief and regeneration.
Support for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You To Survive is generously provided by Grants for the Arts.
Header image: Courtesty Cara Levine. Photo: Shay Myerson
Exhibition image: Cara Levine, DIG: A Hole To Put Your Grief In, 2021. Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA. Photo: Nir Yaniv. Courtesy the artist.