Leslie Friedman & Bernardo Margulis: Gay, Jewish, or Both
Gay, Jewish, or Both
A collaborative installation between designer Bernardo Margulis and NAPOLEON founding member Leslie Friedman
Stereotypes of any group often overlap and contradict themselves and Jewishness and queerness are no exception. Artists Bernardo Margulis and Leslie Friedman open the doors of NAPOLEON onto an ambiguous dining room scene. Through pattern, appropriation, and parody, Friedman and Margulis explore the complex social mannerisms through which modern Jewish and homosexual identities materialized as traces of each other.
Opening Reception
First Friday, January 3rd
6pm – 10pm
NAPOLEON
319 N 11th Street, 2L
Philadelphia, PA
Closing reception
Thursday, January 30th
6pm – 8pm
Exhibition Dates: 1.3.14 – 1.31.14
Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 2pm – 6pm or by appointment
www.this-makes-me-happy.com
www.lesliepvd.com
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PRESS
Gay, Jewish, or Both – TheArtBlog.org – Leah Koontz
Leslie Friedman & Bernardo Margulis – Printeresting.org – Janette Chien
Closing Reception: Gay, Jewish, or Both – Philadelphia Weekly – Daniel Gelb
NAPOLEON 
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