GERSHON ISKOWITZ "UNTITLED", 1969 Art Arbus’ portraits were considered incredibly

Arbus’ portraits were considered incredibly provocative for their bold representations of sexuality

Playful and a touch irreverent

Since the late 1970's Cindy Sherman has donned an array of personas

it was only in the 1950s that she got a foothold in significant galleries

GERSHON ISKOWITZ "UNTITLED", 1969 Art Arbus’ portraits were considered incrediblyIt 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