ETCHINGS FOR PRIMO LEVI by JANE JOSEPH

This exhibition presents two unique sets of etchings inspired by the work of Primo Levi.

If This is a Man, Levi’s autobiographical account of the year he spent imprisoned at Auschwitz is now considered to be equally important as a record of the Holocaust and as a masterpiece of European literature of the 20th century. Inspired by both the over-riding spirit of hopefulness in Levi’s writing and the clarity of his testament, these works align a closely fought struggle for a viable image with perhaps the hardest of subject matter. Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 is on the 27th of January.

Small in scale, the images are as diverse in ideas as they are in the use of the etching medium; many have been drawn directly from observation onto the plate.

Examples of Jane Joseph’s work are held in many public collections including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; British Museum; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Imperial College, London; Lindley Library (RHS), London; Yale Center for British Art, USA and the Herbarium Library of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

Associated Events / Workshops

ETCHINGS FOR PRIMO LEVI - TALK

28 Jan

ETCHINGS FOR PRIMO LEVI – TALK 2PM 28/01/2012 FREE

Join us to mark the opening of Etchings for Primo Levi by Jane Joseph and hear Jane in conversation with Emma Hill, Director of the Eagle Gallery, London.

Together they will discuss Jane Joseph’s work in the exhibition, reflect on the writings of Premo Levi and the challenges to creativity it presents.

Emma has known Jane for over twenty years and has shown her work at the Eagle Gallery on many occasions. In 1991 she established EMH Arts Imprint with the aim of publishing collaborations between artists and writers.