What is Sculpture in the 21st Century?
London, England
April 7 - 9, 2010

Presentation of ARK on "The Language of Sculpture" panel.

The ISC's 22nd International Sculpture Conference will explore and consider the potential of sculpture in the 21st century - to provide an opportunity to both celebrate its vitality and diversity, its capacity to challenge, and to examine its current position, function and production.

Conference website

Beth Hatefutsoth, Tel Aviv, Israel
February 25 - April 2010

Shiff's Postmodern Jewish Wedding is exhibited in this group show.

Through contemporary plastic art, the exhibition portrays the changes that take place in wedding ceremonies in the last decades

Exhibition website

Beth Hatefutsoth, Tel Aviv, Israel
December 31, 2009 - March 31, 2010

Shiff's JAMS (Jewish Animated Mandalas) will be on display.

Exerpt from David Sperber's essay written for Judaica Twist:
Since the late 1960's, and especially in the 1980's, Judaica objects have held a significant place in the work of Jewish artists in Israel and abroad: Judaica – not yiddishkeit. In centers of contemporary art, these objects furnished the source of a radical, critical motif which was woven into the artistic discourse.

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Exhibition website

Los Angeles
December 20 - 22, 2009

"Arks Salvage/JAMS Preserve"

This video presentation addresses Shiff's recent projects that have remediated parts of major Jewish Museum collections and where Shiff was able to create compelling visual spectacles in the process.

Emet Gallery, Montreal
March 25 - Sept. 7, 2009

Melissa Shiff's Postmodern Jewish Wedding in Group Show.

This group exhibition features video and photographic works by three artists: Lucy Levene (UK), Devora Neumark (Montreal) and Melissa Shiff (Toronto). These artists reclaim and rewrite aspects surrounding Jewish marriage rituals, by questioning certain patriarchal traditions of courting, wedding and divorce.

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