Cross-generational confluences abound in "Thread of Gold," Neta Elkayam’s joint exhibition with her father Michael.
By BARRY DAVIS Neta Elkayam is a chip off the old block. That genetic strand is front and center practically everywhere you look at the 30-year-old’s joint exhibition with her father, Michael, currently in progress at Beit Avi Chai as part of the first Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art, which runs until October 31.There are plenty of cross-generational confluences in the “Thread of Gold” exhibition, while father and daughter also leave themselves, and each other, breathing space to do their own thing.There is also another, highly audible strand to Elkayam’s approach to her art, both to her paintings and her video creations.
Besides putting paint to canvas, and camera to eye, Elkayam is a singer, bringing her Moroccan heritage to the fore as she performs a wide range of Arabic material and conveys sentiments that s