A Collage of Customs

Artist Mark Podwal creates imaginative and inventive interpretations of woodcuts from a 16th-century Sefer Minhagim (Book of Customs). Complementing Podwal’s 26 archival prints are a selection of Sefrei Minhagim from the Klau Library of HUC-JIR, as well as ritual objects from the Skirball’s collection that relate to images in the exhibition.

*A Collage of Customs: Iconic Jewish Woodcuts Revised from the Twenty-First Century includes images of the prints and their sources as well as insightful accompanying text by the artist. The book, published by HUC Press, is available with a donation of $18 to the Skirball Museum.