In Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything, the singer’s allure is explored by an array of artists in a variety of different mediums'It's him, but through the eyes of others': behind the Leonard Cohen exhibitionClaudia Gould, the director of the Jewish Museum in New York City, describes the allure of Leonard Cohen as beyond mere fandom. “It’s him, but through the eyes of others.”Like Cohen himself, the exhibit was born in Canada. “We knew he was extremely private, so we anxiously wrote to Leonard and his management and told them our idea. “We wanted to answer the question, ‘Who is Leonard Cohen?’” says Zeppetelli. Our souls need to be fed with meaningful raison d’etre and Cohen’s work is one of those rare genres could fill such void.”

Source: The Guardian April 30, 2019 06:00 UTC