5 exhibitions to visit in February
Alexandra Levin, art historian and art guide prepared a list of local exhibitions and cultural events that she highly recommends to visit in February. Go check it out and don’t forget that there’s always more to discover in the Israel’s art scene!
1. "and yet: looking at contemporary art 1985-2025"
Eyal Ofer Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv
Eyal Ofer Pavilion (formerly the Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art) is an extension of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, located in a separate building at the heart of Tel Aviv, right next to Habima National Theater and Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal HaTarbut). The building has recently undergone a comprehensive renovation and was reopened to the public in March 2023.
Current exhibition showcases a compelling selection of 40 works of leading international contemporary artists, such as Gerhard Richter, Peter Doig, Bill Viola, Ugo Rondinone and Cecily Brown, presented alongside emerging talents as Lenz Geerk and Louise Giovanelli. Paintings, sculptures, photography, videos and installations hand-picked by the curator Shahar Molcho represent a symbolic journey between darkness and light, evoke human vulnerability and the endurance of the human spirit. Some pieces immerse the viewers in a meditative and calm state, others are thought-provoking and ironic, but all of them blend beautifully well together.
The exhibition is based on the Tel Aviv museum’s collection of international contemporary art and includes new acquisitions, works that have not been previously displayed, alongside a select number of loans from private collections and artists.
ADMISISON to the exhibition is free of charge, thanks to the support of the Friends of TAMA.
ADDRESS: Eyal Ofer Pavilion, Tarsat Boulevard 6, Tel Aviv.
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TILL 28.06
https://www.tamuseum.org.il/en/exhibition/and-yet-looking-contemporary-art-1985-2025/
2. "GENERATION"
Periscope gallery, Tel Aviv
Shenkar’s College Jewelry Design Department is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a festive exhibition at the Periscope Gallery in Tel Aviv, marking 25 years – a whole generation – since its founding. In these years, the department has come a long way and has positioned itself at the forefront of design studies in Israel and around the world, with its graduates reaping coveted awards in international competitions every year. The works of talented graduates shown at the exhibition offer the viewers a broad field of creativity in jewelry making: from free artistic expressions to industrial design, from innovative technologies to traditional jewelry, from references to the world of fashion to questions of accessibility and quality of life.
ADDRESS: Ben Yehuda St. 176, Tel-Aviv
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN Till 22.02
3. "FROM THE COLLECTION. By Women, About Women: The Latest from NU’s Collection"
Nassima Landau Gallery, Tel Aviv
One of Nassima Landau Gallery’s missions is to bring to Israel cutting-edge contemporary international art. Current show presents recently purchased paintings by 13 female artists from such countries as the USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Venezuela, Chile, China and others. Each artist has her own unique style, cultural background and vision of female identity. Opposite the magical surreal scenes there are paintings inspired by domestic life, abstract works are shown along with the realistic depiction. All this makes the exhibition not only an interesting mix of colors and styles, but a good reflection of cultural diversity in the contemporary art world.
ADDRESS Ahad Ha’Am St. 55, Tel Aviv
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TILL 21.02
4. Bank Hapoalim’s 25th Israeli Art Exhibition
Bank Hapoalim’s headquarters, Tel Aviv
For 25 years Bank Hapoalim has been organizing and sponsoring an annual Israeli art exhibition and sale, which takes place once a year at Bank Hapoalim’s headquarters in Tel Aviv and lasts several days. Around 600 artworks will be displayed across six floors of Bank Hapoalim’s building, featuring a diverse mix of local well-known and emerging artists. This year, however, the exhibition has another very important goal – to support the Nova Tribe Community, that provides help for Nova survivors, bereaved families and the families of the hostages taken from Nova music festival on October 7th.
Bank Hapoalim will donate 75% of proceeds from the exhibition sales to the Nova Community. Participating artists include such big names in Israeli art as Sigalit Landau, Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi, Yair Garbuz, Miriam Cabessa, Michel Platnic and others.
The event also includes a special exhibition “Good Eyes”, featuring 25 photographs from Dafna Bar Gabbay’ project about reservists serving in Gaza and their spouses.
ADDRESS Yehuda Halevi St. 63, Tel Aviv
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC on 15.02-17.02
15.02 – 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
16-17.02 – 5 p.m.-8 p.m..
5. "WHAT THE HEART DESIRES: ART AS A GATEWAY TO HEALING"
Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan
A new exhibition cluster at Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art consists of four exhibitions (two solo and two group shows) united by a common major theme – art as a gateway to healing. The exhibitions in this cluster engage with art and Israeli society in the context of healing and recovery, touching on painful junctions in life, such as collective traumas, social ailments, and personal wounds and looking at how art offers tools for coping, healing, and mending.
Ziva Jelin and Adva Drori both are having their first solo museum exhibitions. Group Exhibition with Uri Katzenstein examines the significance of the emotional, cultural, and artistic legacy that the famous Israeli artist Uri Katzenstein left after his death, through the lens of his artistic influence on the works of other artists. The show “Persona and Shadow” presents an interesting dialog between the expressive paintings of Ran Tenenbaum and the artworks from the collection of Mikhail and Maria Zetlin – a pair of collectors who emigrated from Russia to Paris and the United States. This collection was donated to the city of Ramat Gan in 1959.
The exhibitions invite viewers to look inward and outward, prompting them to ask: What are we looking for in art: comfort, strength, inspiration, perhaps a sense of belonging? Through a diverse and stratified selection of Israeli art, they make a space for coping, growth, and hope.
ADDRESS Abba Hillel Road 146, Ramat Gan
THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TILL 30.06
I’m Alexandra Levin – an art historian, art tours guide and Israeli art lover. I have a Master Degree of Arts in Art History (Tel Aviv University), and for many years conduct art tours in Israeli museums, art galleries, artists’ studios and private collections, give lectures and promote Israeli art to a Russian-speaking audience.
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