Item: Woman with Copper Snakes

DC Field	Value	Language
contributor.author	Cohen, Mirit	-
date.accessioned	2005-03-17T04:15:39Z	-
date.available	2005-03-17T04:15:39Z	-
date.issued	1982	-
identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1964/427	-
description	In a performance entitled Woman with Copper Snakes (1982), Cohen carried electrical cable twisted into a large ball through the gallery districts of Soho and 57th Street. Both copper and snakes are symbolic of healing and miracles. Indeed, the Hebrew words for copper/nechoshet) and snake/nachash share the same root. In a letter to The Jewish Museum dated November 22, 1988, Cohen explains that her performance was intended “to enhance strength in a woman’s vulnerability.”	en
description.abstract	Photograph of Mirit Cohen's Performance "Woman with Copper Snakes". Born 1945, Russia. Immigrated 1948. Studies: 1964-67 High School for Art, Tel Aviv; 1968 Avni Institute, Tel Aviv; 1973-77 School of Visual Arts, New York. Prize: 1994 Prize for Completion of Work. Committed suicide 1990.	en
format.extent	35082 bytes	-
format.mimetype	image/jpeg	-
language.iso	en_US	-
subject	Judaism	en
subject	Kabbalah	en
subject	Mirit Cohen	-
subject	Contemporary Art	-
subject	Performance	-
title	Woman with Copper Snakes	en
type	Image	en
Appears in Collections:	1. Kabbalah and Contemporary Art

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