The Tel Aviv Museum of Art Showed Contemporary Art From the Teplitzky Collection

Written by Shimon Levinson Saturday, 11 February 2012 23:26

Tel Aviv, Israel.- The Tel Aviv Museum of Art was pleased to present "Roundabout: Face to Face", viewed at the museum through January 30th. "Roundabout" is an international collection of contemporary art that includes artists from Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as from the United States, Israel, Russia and Britain. The exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art featured 60 works by 50 artists, whose art reflects a wide range of cultural, ideological, religious, and political conflicts. The presentation of these works one alongside another constitutes an attempt to foster dialogue between these different artists, and between the various cultural and ideological worldviews underlying their works.

"Roundabout" is a unique collection of contemporary art that includes 108 works by artists from East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as from the United States, Israel, Russia and Britain. The exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art features 60 works by 50 artists, whose art reflects a wide range of cultural, ideological, religious, and political conflicts. The presentation of these works one alongside another constitutes an attempt to foster dialogue between these different artists, and between the various cultural and ideological worldviews underlying their works. David Teplitzky –collector, creator, and the curator of the Roundabout collection – compares this collection to a necklace of Buddhist prayer beads (mala). The artists may be likened to the beads on the necklace – metaphorically tied together by means of their artistic language. Like a carousel or a roundabout, in which vehicles follow one upon the other without colliding, the artworks in this collection represent a sense of mutual respect for the ideas and opinions expressed by others.

This collection is not homogenous, yet the sum of its parts embodies an alternative, highly energetic spirit. It bespeaks a willingness to take risks and examine controversial contemporary issues, including historical problems, the boundaries erected between different cultures, loss, and the possibility of healing and hope. The exhibition points to a range of concerns characteristic of today's global world, in which local cultures and languages exist in the context of the international art world, and may be integrated into it. This exhibition contains a significant number of portraits, which give rise to heterogeneous voices and reflections on religion, race and gender. These artworks enable viewers to engage in a dialogue with the other, and to embark on a journey centered on the discovery of the other within the self.

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is Israel’s leading museum of modern and contemporary art, and home to one of the world’s largest collections of Israeli art. Since its founding in 1932, the Museum has served as one of Tel Aviv’s major cultural hubs, displaying a vibrant mix of permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in a wide variety of fields – painting, sculpture, prints and drawings, photography, video, architecture and design. Situated in an impressive architectural complex, the Museum is an integral part of the city’s major cultural center – the Golda Meir Cultural and Art Center – home to the Israeli Opera and the Cameri Theater. One of the most diverse and dynamic cultural institutions in Israel, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art serves as a hub of activity for the local arts scene. In addition to its collections, the Museum presents performances of music and dance, film, and lecture series on philosophy and art. The fully computerized art library and its Documentation Center for Art in Israel serve over 15,000 students, scholars and curators each year. The library subscribes to the major art journals and receives the latest catalogues of exhibitions of Israeli art, modern and contemporary art, photography, design and architecture. It is the most comprehensive reference center in the Middle East.


The Museum’s original building on Rothschild Boulevard has great historical significance: it was there that Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, an adjunct to the main building, functions as a showcase and platform for young talents. Opened in 1959, it was beautifully renovated in 1989 with funds provided by the Helena Rubinstein Foundation and the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The Danek and Jadzia Gertner Gallery specializes in changing long-term exhibitions of decorative art. Each week some 1,500 children, youth and adults from all walks of life attend classes in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, video and computer art, and printmaking at the Museum's Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Art Education Center. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.tamuseum.com

---

Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~