Manofim 2022

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Opening: 29.8.20 - Closing: 7.11.20

Artist: Oded Zaidel
Curator: Ilan Wizgan

In his exhibition, Oded Zaidel presents new paintings – individual and group portraits, most of which were created under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic. The paintings are based on photographs taken by the artist’s wife. These are contemporary selfies, which the artist turns into paintings on canvas in the spirit of the familiar portraits and human scenes from the history of art.

Oded Zaidel, Selfie, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 90×90. Photo: Michael Amar

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Jerusalem Artists’ House

The Jerusalem Artists House is situated in a historic building that once housed "The Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts," founded by Boris Schatz in 1906, today the current Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design. For a time the building housed the Bezalel National Museum, precursor of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. When the Israel Museum was opened, the collections of the Bezalel National Museum were transferred to it, where they formed the initial core collection of the Museum. Since 1965, the House has served as home to the Association for Jerusalem Artists. In this capacity, the House has become a dynamic center for exhibitions, displaying unique and varied works of both Israeli and international artists. The annual exhibition plan includes a series focusing on prominent young artists exhibiting their works for the first time, as well as a series of retrospective works by veteran artists. In addition, the Artists House displays group exhibitions on a wide range of subjects, joint presentations between Israeli and international artists, as well as a variety of other activities.