Tory Talayi
America emerging as the superpower of the world after the cold war China & India became economic superpowers Consumer culture booming Postmodernism was attributed to pessimism and society losing its faith in the workings of government and society Technological advancements promoted ease of information-sharing Contact with the “real” becomes mediated and filtered
The Truman Show, 1998
In the Art World… Art also becomes commercialized Technology allows for better 3D animation and graphic design Video artists create complex works
“..society’s excessive consumerism and focus on individual needs and wants, as well as its frenzied hunger for the real, have produced a counter-reaction.”
In Israel…
NOVEMBER 4, 1995
Moshe Kupferman In Memory of Yitzhak Rabin, 1996 Oil in Canvas, 139 x 194.5cm Estate of the Artist
David Tartakover Happy New Fear, New Years Poster, 1995 Offset Print, 70 x 100cm Collection of the Artist, Tel Aviv
Meir Gal Nine Out of Four Hundred (The West and the Rest), 1987 Chromogenic Print 48.3 x 35.5cm Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Hila Lulu Lin, No More Tears, 1994 Video, 2:41 mins. Collection of the Artist
Hila Lulu Lin is considered one of the most interesting contemporary artists in Israel. She focuses on the human body and often uses herself as subject and object. Lin explored how the body can be manipulated, and what happens when the body comes into contact with objects.
Hila Lulu Lin
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Hila Lulu Lin, No More Tears, 1994 Video, 2:41 mins. Collection of the Artist
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Tampopo Egg Orgasm STILL (1985) Movie 1h 54min
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Hila Lulu Lin, No More Tears, 1994 Video STILL, 2:41 mins. Collection of the Artist
Tampopo Egg Orgasm STILL (1985) Movie 1h 54min
Lin’s performance determines that in order to have control, one must pay the price of eternal repetition without catharsis (aka masturbation without climax).
The Art of Nir Hod
Nir Hod, Women Soldiers, 1993 Triptych; digital print and oil on canvas, 136 x 100 cm (each), Private Collection
Adi Nes is the son of Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Iran. His exhibits have been shown from Tel Aviv to San Diego. He is probably most known for his series entitled Soldiers which was criticized for its
homoeroticism
Adi Nes Hagar, 2006 40 x 40in
and usage of dark-skinned Israeli models who are often subject to discrimination for looking "Arab."
Adi Nes
Adi Nes is the son of Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Iran. His exhibits have been shown from Tel Aviv to San Diego. He is probably most known for his series entitled Soldiers which was criticized for its
homoeroticism
Adi Nes Untitled, 1998 Chromogenic Print, 90 x 90cm Collection of the Artist
and usage of dark-skinned Israeli models who are often subject to discrimination for looking "Arab."
Adi Nes
Israel Hershberg Cows Tongue, 1987-88 Oil on Canvas, 152.8 x 105cm The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Israel Hershberg Cows Tongue, 1987-88 Oil on Canvas, 152.8 x 105cm The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Uri Katzenstein Home, 2001 Painted Bronze, Fabric, Height 75cm Collection of the Artist