Yael Bartana at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, until Jan 26

Exhibition Description:

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York presents the work of Yael Bartana, whose work investigates society and politics. Bartana has become known over the past couple of years for her complex visualizations in the forms of photography, film, video, and sound works and installations. More widely known in Europe, her work has not been as present in the U.S. until now. This solo exhibition is Bartana's first at a New York institution. The exhibition comprises five works, including Trembling Time (2001), Kings of the Hill (2003), Low Relief II (2004), Wild Seeds (2005), and Summer Camp (2007), which provide an introduction to the past seven years of Bartana's artistic practice. Her work contrasts a revealing ambivalence between playfulness and serious topics, time looped and halted, material from documentation and reenactments.

Yael Bartana was born in Afula, Israel in 1970 and lives and works in Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. Her numerous solo exhibitions include: Foksal Gallery, Warsaw, Poland (2008); Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (2008); The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (2007); Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (2006); Museum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland (2005); Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (2004); MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (2004).

She has participated in several group exhibitions including: Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, United Kingdom (2008); Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Spain (2008); Documenta 12, Kassel, Germany (2007); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA (2007); Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2007); 27th Bienal de São Paulo, Brasil (2007); Tàpies Foundation, Barcelona, Spain (2006); 9th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey (2005).

This exhibition is organized by Klaus Biesenbach, Chief Curator, Department of Media, The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Chief Curatorial Advisor.

Description:

Image: Yael Bartana
Trembling Time
2001
6 min 20 sec, mini DV & DVD, PAL, color, sound
Courtesy of Annet Gelink Gallery Amsterdam, Sommer Contemporary Art Tel-Aviv, and the artist

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