ARGAMAN CULTURAL PROJECT
26.05.2021
May 7th, 2021 - Tel Aviv and Central Region
Our guide and art critic Natalie Nesher Aman began our tour on the first floor of Reuven Ruben house, with a discussion of the agenda and vision of different artists in the Holy Land in the beginning of the 20th century. We talked about Ruben’s sign language and how to “translate” it, his private life and how he met his young wife, and how Ruben loved Jaffa city and Eretz Yisraeli. We climbed to the second floor and discussed why Reuven Ruben became the most expensive israeli artist, why he was only partially involved in israeli society and his feelings on the formation of the State of Israel.
I never was at the Reuven Ruben House-Museum before. It was really an incredible journey through his life and influence on other Israeli artists. Natalie is amazing story-teller - thank you, project Argaman for this visit.
Asya F.
COVID-19 ART: CONVERSATION WITH EXPERTS AND ARTISTS
May 26th, 2021 - Tel Aviv and Central Region
Art critic and educator Maria Malah began with a lecture about modern Israeli art and its reaction to the COVID crisis, restrictions and lockdowns- first in the form of caricatures and mems and then in artists’ spaces around them - the apartments, the views from the window, what they could find 100 meters from their home. Maria also told us about the many new projects online for artists seeking new art forms. After Maria’s lecture, artist Maria Dobrovolskiy told about her COVID-year project on Instagram @post_korona. She takes photos of discarded masks, which are lying on the ground everywhere in the world, and makes funny pictures of them – to remind us to recycle and unite different people around the globe. Natalie Nesher Aman spoke about the Israeli art market and how COVID influenced it. She said that the biggest art-auctions like Sotheby’s and Christie’s moved some of their projects online and increased the exposure of Israeli artists. Max Epstein showed us his art works that he made during this year and shared the inner processes that influenced them and how his animation studio for kids taught them to work with zoom. We ended the meeting with the kids’ animations from Mark’s studio.
t was very intense and informative. I’m full of emotion right now. Max Epstein is an incredible artist, and Maria Malah created some order about art in my head. Thank you Argaman for helping us meet such interesting people.
Jenya M.
