Yael Bartana: Inferno, 2013, Video Still (Detail), Courtesy of Petzel Gallery, New York; Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam; Simmer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv © Die Künstlerin

Reality …
is more absurd than any film

02.03.2019 –
10.06.2019

What does it mean to grow up in a society that does not firmly link “homeland” to a particular place, but experiences being on the move as a source of identity?

 

It is no coincidence that motifs of displacement and (e)migration frequently appear in the work of artists who have a biographical connection with Israel. Whether it is about religious cult sites, the threat to private property, the noise of war, or an absurd quest for meaning: grandi-ose video projections, accompanied by other groups of works, shine a visually stunning light on the fragility of social order. Although the motifs are closely linked with Israel’s history, they also characterize at the same time the condition of a Europe undergoing a profound process of change.

Please note:

The exhibition contribution by Omer Fast, a VR film in a special setting, can only be viewed by personal registration at the venue. The resulting waiting times can be easily bridged by a visit to the other exhibition rooms or a short break in Marta’s kupferbar.

Artists

Yael Bartana, Guy Ben-Ner, Keren Cytter, Omer Fast, Roee Rosen

Web app

In particular for use in the darker rooms of the exhibition, the guide to the individual exhibits can be called up as a web app on the smartphone or tablet. It is available both inside and outside the museum, is browser-based, and does not have to be separately downloaded.

Thank you

Material sponsor

Marta partners
Many thanks to the Marta Herford Corporate Partners and Corporate Premium Partners as well as the Marta Fund for New Art for their ongoing support of our program.