Exhibitions

What will happen if John Lennon's dream of "Imagine there's no countries... Imagine no possession..." will be mutated into a Neo-Capitalistic nightmare - where Western culture will demolish the borders of all countries, until "otherness" becomes nothing but a worthless expression.

This Exhibit seeks to explore the nature of the relationship between Post-Postmodernism stream of contemporary Israeli Art, and Israeli Art from the 1970's', where the artists were pushing to "correct" the atmosphere. Thus, we can highlight a new perspective of modern artwork, in light of transformation that have taken place at the local level, and in terms of effects resulting from the global art discourse.

This exhibit deals with mythological themes, which appear in the artworks of many contemporary, Israeli artists. The exhibit explores the yearning of Israeli art towards creating a dialogue with the classic, Greek mythological figures and their place in Western Art. The preoccupation is examined through the presentation of artworks from the seventies, alongside artworks from the current era.

The Jerusalem Enigma, the mystery buried within the spirit of the city, the holiness as an urban riddle - these are the issues standing in the centre of Leora Laor's exhibit.

The ancient metaphysical yearning for building the Jerusalem of
Heaven is at the center of Lila Chitayat's virtual project. In her work, this yearning encounters contemporary theories discussing the space of positive developments that can occur in the wake of technological innovations.