NEW YORK – An exhibition of 29 paintings by scholar and artist Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, titled “Folkways and Fantasies,” opened on Saturday, February 27, remaining on view through March 9. Employing deceptively simple Jewish folk, religious and cultural historical scenes as his foundation, Prof. Petrovsky-Shtern’s works chronicle and illustrate complex embodiments of real human celebration, drama, … Continue reading “Folkways and Fantasies”: An artist’s cultural and critical reckoning