From the 1920s to ’60s, the Catskill Mountains, with its woody resorts and bungalows, were a playground for middle-class Jewish families traveling Upstate from New York City. By the 1970s, the glory days of the “Borscht Belt” — a derogatory nickname derived from the Ukrainian soup that many Ashkenazi Jews favored — had faded. The Borscht Belt would be reduced to postcards and Polaroids. Artist Marisa J. Futernick (marisafuternick) uses these mementos as fodder for fantasy in her solo exhibition “Away in the Catskills: Summers, Sour Cream, and Dirty Dancing” at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA, reconstructing her grandmother’s vacations through family photographs, a video essay, and an installation. Having never been to the Catskills as a child, she uses the images and souvenirs as writing prompts, crafting fictional dialogue that playfully depicts Jewish-American leisure. To read the full review by reneereizman, visit the link in bio. . . . 1 - Installation view of Marisa J. Fut...