Bloom uses items from the Jewish Museum's collections to create a sort of imaginary Talmudic discourse between historical personages. Einstein and Proust, Duke Ellington and Marilyn Monroe are among the celebrities so engaged within Bloom's conceptual installation.
"As it were So to speak: A Museum Collection in Dialogue with Barbara Bloom"
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