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6 Exhibitions To Visit In January
Here is a list of local exhibitions and cultural events, made for you by our art historian and art tour guide Alexandra Levin, that she highly recommend visiting in January. Go check it out and don’t forget that there’s always more to discover in the Israel’s art scene!
1. "Centering"
BY.5 Gallery, Tel Aviv
Explore the variety of local ceramic techniques at the annual group exhibition of the artists, who are members of the “Ceramic & Crafts Assocation of Israel”.
The works selected for this exhibition are mostly made of ceramics, but there are also works made of glass, video, sewing and embroidery threads, interactive light sculpture, ready-made objects, and more. They express the effort to reach centering, in the failures and successes along the way, in the material aspects of centering as well as in its spiritual aspects.
Address: Bar Yochai St. 5, Tel Aviv.
The exhibition is open till 25.01. Don’t miss it!
2. "Local Testimony 2024"
MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
“Local Testimony” is an Israeli analogуе of World Press Photo photo-journalism competition. At the annual exhibition you’ll see the best works of contemporary Israeli and world photo-journalists and documentary photographers in such categories as News, Nature and Environment, Religion and Faith, Society and Community, Sport, Urbanism and Culture, and Long Exposure.
Haim Levanon St. 2, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv.
Till 18.02
https://www.eretzmuseum.org.il/en/exhibitions/local-testimony-2024/
3. "Manbroiderers" (Men Do Embroidery)
TEO CENTER FOR ART & CULTURE, Herzliya
The exhibition shows a selection of works of the local men artists who use embroidery as an artistic medium.
Embroidery is one of the oldest crafts in the world. Modern embroidery works usually do not fulfill a practical need, but are intended for art, beauty and decoration. In recent years many artists use embroidery as if it was a paintbrush, and many embroiderers point out that they paint with threads. In contemporary art, embroidery is a medium of personal, creative and diverse expression. Male artists, who use embroidery techniques, were invited for this exhibition, each unique and special in his own way.
Wingate St. 168, Herzliya.
Till 26.01
4. "Gathering"
Zumu, Kibbutz Bror Hayil
Zumu is a community based mobile museum, which travels throughout different Israeli peripherial cities, showcasing changing exhibits that are created and curated together with the local communities. In each location Zumu creates a deep connection with the local hosting authorities, communities and artists, in order to embed the museum within their urban fabric.
This year Zumu presents a unique site-specific contemporary art and design exhibition, showcasing the works of 70 artists in the historic dining hall of the Kibbutz Be’ror Hail – a kibbutz in southern Israel, located near the city of Sderot.
Kibbutz Bror Hayil.
Till 15.02
5. "Lucid Dreams"
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The exhibition investigates dreams in art, material culture, and new media from a multicultural perspective. It presents ancient headrests, illuminated Jewish, Islamic, and Christian manuscripts, Chinese dream stones and Japanese Zen prints together with works in a range of mediums by artists from the last three centuries, from Goya’s powerful Sleep of Reason through Surrealist visions to contemporary international and Israeli creations.
Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem.
Till 7.06
6. "textile - art - textile"
Herzlia Museum of Contemporary Art
A series of 5 exhibitions that feature 37 Israeli artists, including established masters and young contemporary artists, who present their works in an attempt to establish a dialogue between history and modernity, function of textiles and carpets and their artistic value as works of art and design.
4 Habanim St., Herzliya.
Till 19.04
I’m Alexandra – an art historian, art tours guide and Israeli art lover.
