The Lyons Learning Project

Join us **tonight** as artist, writer and educator Irene Wise discusses the life and work of American artist Philip Guston.

Guston’s was often at the centre of controversy during his lifetime for his uncompromising portrait of American life. Since his death in 1980, his art has continued to attract debate, most recently with the postponement in 2020 of a retrospective of his work. That exhibition can now be seen at London’s Tate Modern where, alongside his more contentious pieces, the show reveals the many facets of this prolific artist, illustrating how his work developed from complex murals to cartoonish paintings.

https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/philip-guston-art-life-and-politics

With Jewish Renaissance

In today’s world of rolling news, instant global updates and endless government gaffes, it can be hard to keep up with what’s ‘new’ in the news.

Join us tomorrow night as an expert panel of news journalists show us how it’s done. Featuring Serena Kutchinsky ( News ), Justin Cohen (The Jewish News), Jane Eisner (Columbia Journalism School) and Josh Glancy (The Sunday Times).

This talk is part of our Journalism Inside Out series with Jewish Renaissance, Jewish News and UJS - Union of Jewish Students
https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/journalism-inside-out

What was life like for Jewish communities behind the Berlin Wall?

On Monday night, we'll delve into the hopes of Germany's postwar Jews, the reality of life within the Soviet Bloc, and the challenges faced by a community under threat from the far right today, with guests who have lived in both the GDR and present-day Berlin.

Speakers include Cathy Gelbin, a film historian and cultural studies scholar who grew up in the GDR, but now lives in Manchester; award-winning journalist Toby Axelrod, who is the Jewish Telegraph Agency's correspondent for Germany, Switzerland and Austria; Monica Petzal, London-born painter and printmaker, who’s parents are German Jewish refugees; and Dr Julia Friedrich, director of collections and exhibitions at the Jewish Museum Berlin, where Another Country: Jewish in the GDR has just opened.

Hosted in association with Jewish Renaissance
https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/autumn-issue-launch-2023