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rijksmuseum acquisition
June 2019
a painter of three continents
Suzanne Perlman
Saatchi Gallery, London
26th June - 1st July 2019
Catching the ephemeral
Suzanne Perlman
Dutch Centre, City of London
12th May - 21st October 2018
Tzedakah per Venezia
Suzanne Perlman
Andrea Tardini Gallery, Venice
30th June - 16th August 2017
Painting london
Suzanne Perlman
Ben Uri Gallery, London
30th April - 16th May 2014
The Hebrew word 'Tzedakah' indicates the obligation to do what is right and just, two fundamental elements of spiritual life. Tzedakah thus represents a gift, given by Venice to an artist who has grasped the city’s inner beauty; a gift that Suzanne Perlman returns, by bringing her works back to the city and putting them at the centre of a fundraising project. Proceeds from the exhibition have gone towards the reconstruction of three antique synagogues in the Jewish Ghetto in Venice.
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Perlman’s depictions of London are entirely her own. Hers is a varied city, part Arcadia, part metropolis, part fantasy and part documentary. Her subjects include summer revels and autumn blooms in London’s parks; traffic-laden busy thoroughfares; Covent Garden nightlife; booksellers on a glowing Southbank, and architectural vistas of the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and St. Paul’s.
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The visionary expressionist work of Suzanne Perlman (b. 1922, Budapest) is celebrated in
this exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. The exhibition traces the trajectory of Perlman’s 80-
year career across three continents and reveals the experimentation, scope, and impact of
her impressive oeuvre. At the age of 96, she is now receiving the recognition she has long
deserved and has recently had a painting acquired by the Rijks Museum and received a
Financial Times Critic’s Choice for her 2018 exhibition at the Dutch Centre in London.
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The exhibition title CATCHING THE EPHEMERAL refers to Perlman’s express aim to capture the ‘fleeting moment of insight’ in her work. A feature that she feels is the ‘intrinsic quality’ of a work of art. She refers to her time working with Oskar Kokoschka: "The very first impression of a vision is crucial to retain.” She remembers Kokoschka saying. “This cannot be taught, but you (Suzanne) can do it.”
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The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, have a acquired a work of Suzanne Perlman for their permanent collection.
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