Zoya vs Igal. Referee: Uri Katzenstein
dal 9/5/2005 al 5/6/2005
Segnalato da
9/5/2005
Zoya vs Igal. Referee: Uri Katzenstein
Galerie der Kunste - GdK, Berlin
The exhibition shows 9 'Avant-Gardists' by Zoya Cherkassky, 17 miniatures by Igal Zak and the video work 'Azoi' by Uri Katzenstein as special guest. The artists place their excerpts of social reality in contrast to one another. In the show three generations struggling with endless societal conflicts and offers a zoomed-in perspective on the details of fresh, Israeli contemporary art.
Referee: Uri Katzenstein
The exhibition shows 9 "Avant-Gardists" by Zoya Cherkassky (Tel Aviv)
and 17 miniatures by Igal Zak (Tel Aviv) as well as the video work
"Azoi" by Uri Katzenstein (Tel Aviv) as special guest.
For the exhibition, a brochure has been designed with texts written
by Roee Rosen (Tel Aviv) and Emma Braslavsky (Berlin).
Wrestling in the Art-Arena? Artists hovering around reality? Zoya
Cherkassky and Igal Zak, both Israeli artists of Russian origin,
place their excerpts of social reality in contrast to one another and
offer us yet another way to synthesize these apparent contrasts,
while Uri Katzenstein serves as "Referee."
The exhibition shows three generations struggling with endless
societal conflicts and offers a zoomed-in perspective on the details
of fresh, Israeli contemporary art. Each of the three artists
featured puts forth his firm position. Cherkassky and Zak represent
the young, dynamic component, ready to fight to the very end for
their beliefs.
Katzenstein, on the other hand, as a representative of the
well-established sector of the population, observes, discovers and
counts the points made by the opposing sides. "Zoya vs. Igal.
Referee: Uri Katzenstein" opens the arena for three generations of
Israeli art and shows how diversely the subject of reality can be
handled.
Zoya Cherkassky and Igal Zak occupy themselves with the theme of the
helpless human, especially in their work "Zoya vs. Igal," which was
developed on the occasion of this exhibition and was decided through
a struggle on microcosmic levels. Goliath and David, a dialectic
amalgamation, and all-too-social symbiote, which makes clear to us
that the weak can in-fact control the strong.
Roee Rosen cautions us, in his provocative text for the exhibition
("The Terrible New Hebrews"), about the Cherkassky and Zak bodily
sculptures and regards them as dangerous weapons. Whoever wants to
expose himself to it, go ahead! But understand, it is at your own
risk.
Noam Braslavsky, Curator Artistic director
Opemning on Thursday, May 10, 2005, at 7 p.m. in the ground floor of the
gallery, Potsdamer Str. 78 (Berlin-Tiergarten).
GdK | Galerie der Künste e.V.
Potsdamer Straße 78
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten Postfach 309146 | 10760 Berlin
Gallery hours: Tue-Sun 2-7 p.m.