{"product_id":"artist-in-dialogue-tilla-crowne-and-rachel-garfield","title":"Artists in Dialogue: Tilla Crowne and Rachel Garfield","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eTwo Jewish artists explore their cultural heritage. Both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eborn and raised in East London, their work draws \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eon connections to the Jewish East End o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003ef London through different media.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eTilla Crowne is Bevis Marks Synagogue's first Artist in Residence, where her work will explore her own Jewish heritage, her connections to the synagogue, Jewish history in Britain, and the fragile and precarious nature of the Jewish readmission in 1656.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eHer artwork, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eVindiciæ Judæorum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003edrawn in ink directly onto 32 broken eggshells mounted on paper. The imagery centres around the synagogue, Jewish ritual objects and practices, and elements linked to the history of the Anglo-Jewish community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eVindiciae Judaeorum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e is on display in the Dangoor Heritage Centre at Bevis Marks Synagogue until Summer 2027, accompanied by a special programme of events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eRachel Garfield's work has had a long-standing engagement with her Jewish Modern Orthodox background: for example her paintings and etchings using Jewish ritual objects and Hebrew texts were featured in the 1996 Rubies and Rebels exhibition at the Barbican Curve. Her new work CUT (2026), on show at Whitechapel Gallery, is an essay film that draws on the heritage of her grandfather, a Bethnal Green tailor and reflects on the present and past of the trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94713897 BCX8\"\u003eIn this conversation, Tilla Crowne and Rachel Garfield will reflect on how their heritage shapes their work - both as Jewish women and Londoners - and how place and history inform their artistic practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFree entry but booking is essential. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDoor opens at 6pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003eThis event is part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003eBackyard Biennial: East\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e, an ambitious new initiative that rethinks what a biennial can be and who it is for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003eWorking alongside over 40 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003eorganisations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e across East London, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003eprogramme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003ecentres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e collaboration, local \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003eknowledge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e and inclusive cultural production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"Hyperlink SCXW46499245 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitechapelgallery.org\/exhibitions\/backyard-biennial-east\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW46499245 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.whitechapelgallery.org\/exhibitions\/backyard-biennial-east\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW46499245 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation","offers":[{"title":"General admission","offer_id":41308198142024,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/8699\/2712\/files\/1786532061973_6t7sjl0w.jpg?v=1786708719","url":"https:\/\/tickets.bevismarksheritage.org.uk\/products\/artist-in-dialogue-tilla-crowne-and-rachel-garfield","provider":"Bevis Marks Synagogue Heritage Foundation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}