Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art by Steve Marcus

Take a long, strange trip into NYC artist Steve Marcus’ cartoon universe of kosher folk art with a new series of works of Jewish pop art inspired by a parodic fusion of the psychedelic counterculture of the 1960s with Judaism and Jewish culture. Marcus’ hand-drawn works on paper and handmade objects are colorful and comical flashbacks that take the viewer on a mystical tour on the magic bus, down an irreverent and insightful road that reveal a quirky sense of humor and a passion for his own roots and culture.

Marcus’ new project seamlessly marries his Jewish spirituality with his past work in the counterculture and the cannabis reform movement, putting a modern spin on Jewish topics that create alternative cultural classics for a new generation of Jews. Turn on, tune in, drop in and enjoy, laugh, and space out on Steve Marcus’ kabbalistic Jewish artwork inspired by underground comics, Hasidism, Jewish tradition, and the psychedelic art of the free love era. Shalom and Ahava.

Co-presented by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Center for Jewish History

Admission

Through: December 31, 2026
Entry: Free

Hours

Sun: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Mon – Wed: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Thurs: 9:30am – 8:00pm
Fri: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Sat: Closed

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