Ulla Von Brandenburg

Ulla von Brandenburg’s works are concerned with various models of theatricality. She works in a range of mediums, including installation art, performance art, theater, painting, video, set design, playwriting, and poetry. Her heterogeneous sources of inspiration include Baroque theater, Classical Greek theater, and epic theater, cinematic manipulations, and more. The concept of “theatricality” centers on the perceiving subject over the object – that is, the work

Theatrical Gestures

Theatrical gestures are nonverbal signals presented on stage: bodily movements, mimics, tone of voice, dress, music, and stage sets. Such gestures are signs which mediate between the character’s actions, his mindset, and his relationships with other characters and with the audience; it is a sign intended to convey information to the audience about both the character and the narrative. The exhibition explores theatrical gestures in contemporary art which are articulated through diverse media. Theater

Allison Schulnik

Born in San Diego, 1978; Lives and works in Los Angeles Mound, 2011, video, 4:23 min. Alison Schulnik creates worlds composed of matter, movement, and color. She combines animation with a stop-motion technique and crude clay figures, which provoke a sense of emotional excitement and sentimental identification. Mound features dozens of lumpy figures composed of oil-based clay, fabric, feathers and additional materials, and which perform small human gestures

Tomer Sapir

Born in Israel, 1977. Research for the Full Crypto-Taxidermical Index 2010-2012, 2010-2012, Mixed media Tomer Sapir’s work Research for the Full Crypto-Taxidermical Index 2010-2012 features a range of fascinating objects displayed in beautiful glass cases, which appear to form a cohesive collection of specimens found in nature. Viewers intuitively attempt to discover the common denominator shared by these objects, and the logic underlying their “collection”

Sharon Glazberg

Born in Israel, 1976 Magical Territories, 2012, installation, mixed media. For this work, Sharon Glazberg collected metallic poles used for road signs in various locations throughout Israel. These ready-made elements provided the bases for her sculptural pieces, which feature animal heads made of polymer plastic.

Sheffy Bleier

Born in Israel, 1964 Garden of Organs, Winter Sunlight, 2008, Lambda print Garden of Organs, Full-Moon Night, 2009, Lambda print The concern with both body and spirit, which has preoccupied Sheffy Bleier ever since the inception of her artistic career, has expanded into an examination of the body’s interior. Her observation of the activities taking place at a slaughterhouse introduced her to unfamiliar animal organs, and

Shay Id Alony

Born in Israel, 1974 Magicis Cubiculum Curiositatibus, 2012, Installation, mixed media. Shay Id Alony’s installation Magicis Cubiculum Curiositatibus (Latin for “Magical Chamber of Curiosities”), which can be entered from different directions, introduces the visitor to a world full of curiosities, a contemporary cabinet of wonders. This artist’s fantasy world is comprised of hybrid objects and colorful paintings, which one must observe time

Roee Rosen

Born in Israel, 1963 Martyr Adauctus, 1991; Martyr Agatha 2, 1993; Martyr Barbara, 1991; Martyr Cassian, 1991; Martyr Catherine, 1993; Martyr Eugenia, 1991; Martyr Lucy, 1991; Martyr Perpetua, 1992, oil on paper. Roee Rosen’s eight paintings of martyrs are part of a larger series of works, which was first presented at the Museum

Karen Russo

Born in Israel, 1974 Externsteine, 2012, HD video, 43:27 min. Karen Russo’s most recent work is concerned with Externsteine, an ancient and mysterious site in northern Germany known. This site is known for its giant rock formations, one of which is topped by a temple. It attracts a heterogeneous mixture of neo-pagans, neo-Nazis, and New Agers, who assemble there for seasonal celebrations. Each one of these cults relates Externsteine’s extraordinary landscape

Paulo Tavares and Eyal Weizman

Paulo Tavares was born in Brazil, 1980; Eyal Weizman was born in Israel,1970 Untitled (ongoing research project), 2012, video, color, sound, 18:30 min. Edited by Steffen Krämer Produced by the European Research Council