{"product_id":"limited-edition-print-the-bondi-bathers-2026","title":"Anne Zahalka Limited edition print 'The Bondi Bathers', 2026.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003eLimited run of 20 editioned prints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003eTitle: '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003eThe Bondi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e Bathers', 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003eMedium: Archival pigment ink on Baryta satin finish paper stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003eDimensions: 51cm x\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e61cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003ewith an 8cm border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW225154670 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated especially for \u003ci\u003eZAHALKAWORLD: An Artist’s Archive\u003c\/i\u003e at the Jewish Museum of Australia, this new work revisits Anne Zahalka’s iconic The Bathers (1989).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this 2026 revisiting of the work,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Bondi Bathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZahalka has incorporated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHakoah emblem, inspired by a badge worn by her mother, Hedy, as a swimmer for the Hakoah Club in Vienna during the 1930s. The Hakoah symbol \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeaning “the strength” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacknowledges Jewish identity, resilience \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand community, while connecting personal family history with one of Australia’s most recognisable cultural landscapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is intended to mark an important moment in Australia’s history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReleased in conjunction with the exhibition, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexclusive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e print is available in a strictly limited edition of 20 prints only.\u003cbr\u003eEach print is signed and numbered by the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProceeds from each sale are shared equally between the artist and the Jewish Museum of Australia, supporting the museum’s exhibitions, programs and collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis limited edition print is sold unframed and is only available for pick up in store. If you would like assistance with framing, please contact us via the email address below and our team will be happy to help. Additionally, If you would like to discuss alternative delivery options please email the below address. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003einfo@jewishmuseum.com.au\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The Bondi Bathers’, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989 I invited a group of friends, lovers, colleagues, students and their nieces and nephews to the Bondi Pavilion to reenact the celebrated Charles Meere neo-classical style painting \u003ci\u003eAustralian Beach Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) with an alternative group of Anglo-Celtic-European Australians. The main figure holding the beach ball was chosen for her strong athletic physique and mixed ethnicity. She occupies the space held by Meere’s absurdly idealised woman in his painting, a parody of the eugenics and propaganda imagery that was coming out of Nazi Germany at the time. Like many, I thought Meere was projecting an Aryan view of the nation. In fact, he was sending a warning. I’d chosen my central female figure because she was a recent migrant to Sydney of Jewish heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this 2026 iteration, I have incorporated a Hakoah emblem on her hip (where a sports logo like Speedo might go) to make her Jewish identity visible. Hakoah is Hebrew for \u003cbr\u003e“the strength”; it evokes Jewish athleticism and resilience. Enclosing these words is the Star of David, one of the most recognised symbols of the Jewish people, it is embedded with layered meanings of the unity of opposites, as well as strength and spiritual protection.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hakoah badge is based on one my mother Hedy wore in the mid-1930s as an accomplished swimmer for the Hakoah Club in Vienna, its original home and the city in which she grew up. The story of Hakoah’s women swimmers is one of courage, friendship and resilience. Among them was Lucie Goldner, one of my mother’s closest friends. As members of the Hakoah Club in Vienna, several swimmers refused to represent Austria at the 1936 Olympic Games in protest against the treatment of Jews. The Hakoah Club in Sydney later became a place my mother loved to play bridge and was her cultural home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis revision of my original Bathers came from a desire to recognise Jewish identity within my most iconic images and to acknowledge the community in Bondi following the tragedy that took place there on 14th December 2025. It also serves as a reminder of our strength when we come together.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnne Zahalka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jewish Museum of Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47208890761387,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/0079\/1452\/files\/Anne-Zahalka_The-Bondi-Bathers-2026_Jewish-Museum-Of-Australia.png?v=1781506260","url":"https:\/\/shop.jewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/limited-edition-print-the-bondi-bathers-2026","provider":"Jewish Museum of Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}