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By TAHLIB

The Jewish Passover ended this past week but Jewish identity remained on full display. The art news focus was on a provocative new exhibit at the Jewish Museum in Berlin where a Jewish volunteer sits inside a glass box, and answers questions about their Jewish identity. On a different stage this week in Indianapolis, I marveled as NYC cabaret star Scott Alan, who is also Jewish, shared frank reflections on his Jewish-liberal-gay identity mixed with jokes like "drinking wine like Jesus" and "I'm not racist -- I have a black friend" which made conservative Hoosiers in the audience squirm. Experiencing religious identities through art is a passion, and that's why "Jew in a Box" (above) is my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhism in Art: Planting a holy Bodhi tree as a symbol of Buddhist growth. [More News]
• Christianity in Art: Religion on the fashion runway, via Dolce & Gabbana. [More News]
• Hinduism in Art: Chicago's "Divine and Princely Realms" of Hinduism. [More News]
• Islam in Art: Islamic Art is growing in popularity at international art fairs. [More News]
• Judaism in Art: Putting Jews in a box is popular but also controversial. [More News]

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