A concert–lecture collaboration with the Boris Lurie Art Foundation

Join us at the Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery, Hunter (West Building 132), featuring music by Ilana Zaks Nederlander, a lecture by Stephanie Stebich, and a recorded testimony. The evening will shine a light on the life and legacy of Boris Lurie, who survived the Holocaust and went on to become an artist, activist, and founder of the NO!art movement. 

Featuring violinist Ilana Zaks-Nederlander, this emotionally charged program honors Lurie’s legacy with works by Jewish composers persecuted during the Holocaust, including Hans Krása, Szymon Laks, Dick Kattenburg, Erwin Schulhoff, and Ernest Bloch.

Opening remarks by Stephanie Stebich, Executive Director of the Boris Lurie Art Foundation, and excerpts from the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale University provide a deeper historical and testimonial context.

Includes Q&A with Zaks-Nederlander and Stebich.

The Boris Lurie Art Foundation preserves and promotes the legacy of Boris Lurie, whose uncompromising art confronts memory, trauma, and injustice. The Foundation supports exhibitions, publications, and educational initiatives that reflect Lurie’s radical vision and commitment to social critique.