Geoff McFetridge is a part of MISHPOCHA at Jewish Museum Frankfurt

What does family mean? A group of people related by blood? A circle of friends who share the same outlook on life? A community bound by fate? Or the kind of community that emerges through creative collaboration?

Musician Mike D has an answer to these questions. It is closely tied to the story of his band, the Beastie Boys: “We were only able to achieve all of this thanks to the incredible people we met and collaborated with.” With their crossover of jazz, punk, and hip-hop—as well as music, fashion, and art—the three Jewish guys from New York became international stars.

Based on conversations with Mike D about family, origin, community, and artistic collaboration, the Jewish Museum, together with Atelier Markgraph and the IMA Clique, developed the interdisciplinary project MISHPOCHA – a plea for the power of creative collaboration. It takes place as part of the World Design Capital year in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region, under the motto “Design for Democracy: Atmospheres for a Better Life.”

MISHPOCHA. The Art of Collaboration reinterprets the Yiddish term “Mischpoche” as a plea for the power of creative collaboration. The project is rooted in interdisciplinary cooperation and creates new social and cultural spaces for artistic experimentation.

At its core is an exhibition featuring contemporary artworks and installations - vibrant, pop-cultural, and interactive. Works on display include those by Tammy Rae Carland, Ira Eduardovna, Jennifer Finch, Jan Ove Hennig, Daniel Herrmann, Jessica Ostrowicz, Deborah Kass, Alica Khaet, Sandra Mann, Beatrice Moumdjian, Geoff McFetridge, Hetain Patel, Nirit Takele, Mika Väisänen, Shimon Wanda, Fabian Werfel as well as a further development of the photographic essay “Mischpoche” by Jan Zappner."

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