2024-11-23T18:25:04-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150153537/new-art-project-in-a-frank-lloyd-wright-synagogue-seeks-to-explore-jewish-and-black-diasporas Alexander Walter 2019-08-20T15:02:00-04:00 >2019-08-22T12:45:18-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/32/32117ff1bf603ec047966828f4a05f96.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Topped by a glass pyramidal tower that infuses the interior with natural light, the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania ranks as one of Frank Lloyd Wright&rsquo;s most striking architectural creations. Still, the preservation foundation that tends to the welfare of the 1959 synagogue is eager to raise its profile and reposition it as a cultural resource.</p></em><br /><br /><p>An immersive installation blending various artistic disciplines is set to open on September 11 inside Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic mid-century Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, PA. <br></p> <p><em>The Art Newspaper</em> reports that the foundation tasked with the preservation of the building has "invited the artist David Hartt to 'activate' the space with an installation that explores the histories of the Jewish and black diasporas in the US."<br></p>