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How do they present this figure, so central to westen art and theology ? An exhibition at the Israel Museum in...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEAD IN : Jesus of Nazareth also known as King of the Jews, presents a challenging problem for modern Jewish artists. How do they present this figure, so central to westen art and theology ? An exhibition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is tackling the once taboo issue.  STORYLINE: \"Behold the Man: Jesus in Israeli Art\".Marc Chagall's painting \"The Crucifixion in Yellow\" is featured in a new exhibition at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem.  The exhibit's name references the words Pontius Pilate is said to have uttered when Jesus was shown to the crowds before his crucifixion.The exhibtion spans some 130 years of work by artists, whose common theme is that Jesus Christ features as the central figure in the art work.  On display are 150 works by some 40 artists, ranging from Reuven Rubin, to Marc Chagall, to Sigalit Landau. The curator of the exhibit, Amitai Mendelsohn, says the artists claim Jesus as one of their one, whilst remaining sceptical about his divinity. \"This exhibition explores the figure of Jesus in Israeli art. It comprises about 130 years of creation, from the second half of the 19th Century until today through the artists, 150 works of art, a very large exhibition. It starts with the idea of Jews looking again at the figure of Jesus, putting him inside of their art as a Jew, in the beginning as a kind of a bridge between the Jewish world and the Christian world because Jesus was a Jew, getting back to Judaism as a universal figure, a prophet figure, a figure of moral importance without believing in his divinity. That's very important to say in a general word because this whole exhibition is about the way the Jewish artist depict the figure of Jesus\" says Mendelsohn. The works have been sourced from the museum's archive and from private and public collections in Israel and internationally, including the Polish National Museum, Warsaw, and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Mendelsohn says that Jesus has long been a taboo subject in Israeli culture. \"In Israel there's a sort of a blank spot that has to do with the Christian story because Christianity is of course part of the landscape in Israel and of course it's the biggest cultural influence on Israeli culture in general. But, in a way Jews have a sort of a blind spot to the Christian theology, to the figure of Jesus, also because of the fact that he is considered a kind of a taboo sort of area. So for me this process was about finding Jesus in the works of Israeli artists and looking at the different levels in which he's portrayed.\"  Polish artist Maurycy Gottlieb is typical of the Jewish artists featured, many of whom struggled to reconcile their spiritual, cultural and national identities during a time of great change, both in Jewish life and in European society.Russian artist Marc Chagall is often viewed as an historian of the 20th century.Through rich, colourful allegories of the two world wars, the Russian Revolution and his experience as a Jew fleeing Nazi Europe, Chagall's paintings portrayed an account of the turbulent 20th century.Images of pogroms, Russian soldiers, war and Jewish persecution are juxtaposed with Judeo-Christian iconography.Chagall and Maurycy Gottlieb used the image of Jesus both as a bridge of reconciliation between Jews and Christians and as an emblem of the persecuted Jew. Visitor Anat Dycian says the exhibition was not only about Jews as the image of Jesus encompasses a wider meaning.\"He can be a symbol for a lot of things, for compassion also but also for suffering, Dycian says. '\"So, it doesn't have to be only the Jewish people (that are suffering). It can be also the Israeli Arabs under Jewish occupation\" she adds. The works include paintings, marble sculptures, photography, video and multimedia pieces made of army cots and surgical devices.The exhibition ends on the eve of Easter.Jerusalem, March 5, 20171. Mid of Marc Chagall's \"The Crucifixion in Yellow (Yellow Crucifixion),\" 19432. Zoom out on artwork from Igael Tumarkin, Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), 19683. Tilt up on artwork Igael Tumarkin, Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), 19684. Zoom in on Adi Nes' Untitled, 1999, inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper5. Close up of Adi Nes' Untitled, 1999, inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper6. Set up curator of exhibition Dr Amitai Mendelsohn looking at Marc Chagall's \"The Crucifixion in Yellow (Yellow Crucifixion),\" 19437. Curator in front of Marc Chagall's \"The Crucifixion in Yellow (Yellow Crucifixion),\" 19438. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Amitai Mendelsohn, Curator \"This exhibition explores the figure of Jesus in Israeli art. It encompasses about 130 years of creation, from the second half of the 19th Century until today. Forty artists, 150 works of art, a very large exhibition. It starts with the idea of Jews looking again at the figure of Jesus, putting him inside of their art as a Jew. In the beginning as a kind of a bridge between the Jewish world and the Christian world because Jesus was a Jew, taking him back to Judaism as a universal figure, a prophet figure, a figure of moral importance without believing in his divinity. That's very important to say in a general word, because this whole exhibition is about the way the Jewish artists depict the figure of Jesus.\" 9. Close of Moshe Castel's Untitled (The Crucified), 1940s10. Wide of people looking at exhibition11. Man looking at paintings, Samuel Hirszenberg's The Wandering Jew (or The Eternal Jew), 1899, in the background12. Man looking at Reuven Rubin's The Madonna of the Vagabonds, 192213. Wide of people looking at paintings14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Amitai Mendelsohn, Curator \" Jewish art, it's of course always interesting to look at things that were forbidden, to look how artists touched the taboo, and Jesus is a taboo, So, looking at the taboo, looking at something that is forbidden in the general traditional Jewish world was always the place that artists were attracted to. And we see how this came in very, very interesting and creative ways.\"15. Artwork from Igael Tumarkin Mita Meshuna (The Artist's Monogram), 1984 next to writing on wall saying \"Behold the man, Jesus in Israeli art\"16. Wide of exhibition with Israeli soldiers looking at paintings17. Wide of people next to Maurycy Gottlieb's Christ Preaching At Capernaum, 187918. Close of Gottlieb's Christ Preaching At Capernaum, 187919. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Amitai Mendelsohn, Curator \"In Israel there's a sort of a blind spot that has to do with the Christian story because Christianity is of course part of the landscape in Israel and of course it's the biggest cultural influence on Israeli culture in general. But, in a way Jews have a sort of a blind spot to the Christian theology, to the figure of Jesus, also because of the fact that he is considered a kind of a taboo sort of area. So for me this process was about finding Jesus in the works of Israeli artists and looking at the different levels in which he's portrayed.\"  20. Wide of exhibition with photography by Micha Kirshner Aisha el-Kord, Khan Yunis Refugee Camp, 1988 in background21. Pan of Michal Heiman \"Do Mino No. 4 (pp. 104-105): Raphael, Deposition (1507)/ Photographer Unknown (AP, Haaretz), An Incident in Bidu (27 Feb. 2004), 200822. Zoom out from Maurycy Gottlieb's Christ Preaching At Capernaum, 1879 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Rami Dycian, Vox Pop  \"Jesus was a Jew, you can even say a good Jew. And all his deeds were here in this land. So, for me it's just normal to use this personality as portraying things that are happening in this land and to the Jewish people. I don't think that using Jesus is only allowed as a Christian symbol.\"24. Various of exhibition25. SOUNDBITE (English) Judy Schnitzer, Vox Pop \"I think it's just sometimes important to remember that Jesus was Jewish and not to forget it and to assume that he was something else\"26. Woman walking past photographs by Motti Mizrachi, Via Dolorosa, 197327. Tilt up on photograph by Motti Mizrachi, Via Dolorosa, 197328. SOUNDBITE (English) Anat Dycian, Vox Pop\"Jesus is not tabooic (issue). He can be a symbol for a lot of things, for compassion also, but also for suffering. So it can be the Jewish people part of the time but we saw here in the exhibition an art piece that is talking about the Arabs, Israeli Arabs in Kfar Qasem as those who are miserable. So, it doesn't have to be only the Jewish people. It can be also the Israeli Arabs under Jewish occupation.\"29. Pan right of exhibition30. Close of work by Igael Tumarkin Bedouin Crucifixion, 198231. Close of Motti Mizrachi's In Light, 200032. 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