Perhaps the heart
dal 16/12/2009 al 1/3/2010
Segnalato da
16/12/2009
Perhaps the heart
Dvir Gallery 2, Tel Aviv
Francis Alys, Juliao Sarmento and Lawrence Weiner. Emily Dickinsons' phrase 'Perhaps the heart' stands at the heart of the exhibition. These three artists managed to overcome their different backgrounds and through theirs friendship to create a new language of art.
Participating artist:
Julião Sarmento: Born 1948, Portugal. Lives and works in Portugal. His work combines video, sound, painting, photography, sculpture and installation.
Recent exhibitions in CHIADO Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea (2008), Venice Bianale (1997) and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York (2009).
Francis Alÿs: Born 1959, Belgium. Lives and works in Mexico City. Alÿs explores political subjects such as contentious borders and economic crises.
Recent Exhibition in Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford (2002), Lisson Gallery, London, (1999 , 2001) and at Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, (1999, 2001).
Lawrence Weiner: Born 1942, USA. Lives and works in New York.
A central figure in the world of conceptual art. Through text works in different languages, Winner asks to explore the relationships between the word and their connections to the viewer. His recent retrospective exhibited at the Whitney Museum of Contemporary Art, New-York, moved to the Museum of Contemporary Art, L.A and finally at the K21 Düsseldorf .
Emily Dickinsons' phrase Perhaps the heart" stands at the heart of the exhibition. These three artists managed to overcome their different backgrounds and through theirs friendship to create a new language of art .
Image: Lawrence Weiner, Untitled, 2009, pencil and mixed media on paper, 103x82 cm
Opening in the presence of the artists: December 17th, 20:00
Dvir Gallery
Nitzana 11, Tel Aviv
Gallery opening hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11:00 - 18:00 Friday, Saturday 10:00 - 13:00