GERSHON ISKOWITZ "MARIGOLD JOY" 1987 Jenny Holzer Neo-conceptual artist Katz's renderings are clear--his seeing

Katz's renderings are clear--his seeing and drawing a single

contrasting with a dark and alluring background

which already has a Hitler-like milk moustache

The 1930's are a particularly interesting time for Nevelson

Catherine Opie (b

GERSHON ISKOWITZ "MARIGOLD JOY" 1987 Jenny Holzer Neo-conceptual artist Katz's renderings are clear--his seeingIt is hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921 1988) aesthetic with his personal history. Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave Yeshiva (Jewish religious studies) in order to study art independently; and later, briefly at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The outbreak of war forced him to return to his hometown where he was conscripted to forced labor after his arrival. In 1944 Iskowitz was transferred to Buchenwald,