GERSHON ISKOWITZ "UNTITLED", 1969It is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921 1988) aesthetic with his personal history. Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave Yeshiva (Jewish religious studies) in order to study art independently and later a brief stint at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The outbreak of war forced him to return to his hometown where he was shortly after conscripted to forced labor. In 1944 Iskowitz was transferred to

simultaneously familiar and abstracted

the TATE (London)

" numbered from 1 to 75 (hand-numbered and signed)

Decades before Photoshop

Enamel on porcelain platter

Every artist has their muse and for Pachter

Pachter emphasizes its alluring

"Reflections III"

Often using organic dyes that the artist has created herself

whether in a vulnerable or sexualized state

circa 1999

V Dinner Plate"