Alchemy of Words: Abraham Abulafia, Dada, Lettrism
Alchemy of Words:
Abraham Abulafia, Dada, Lettrism
The exhibition, marking the 100th anniversary of Dada, presents 60 works from public and private collections from Israel and abroad of Dada and Lettrist artworks, sound poems and video clips, and works associated with the medieval mystic Abraham Abulafia, who served as inspiration to the Lettrist leader Isidore Isou and the Dada-affiliated poet Yvan Goll.
Exhibition Catalogue
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Installation Photos 2016
Dada to Kabbalah Symposium: English Lectures and Performances
Abraham Leader (Abulafia Method Instructor)
Guided meditation after Abraham Abulafia (1240-ca. 1292), Or ha-Sekhel (The Light of the Intellect), 2016, video (recorded at the sculpture garden of Tel Aviv Museum of Art), 7 min.
Videography and Editing: Scala Studios Ltd., Tel Aviv
© 2016, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
VIDEO
OPENING DATE:
Friday 17 June 2016
CLOSING DATE:
Saturday 19 November 2016
LOCATION:
Ruth and Bruce Rappaport
Sculpture Gallery, Main Building
CURATOR:
Dr. Batsheva Goldman-Ida
CREDITS:
The exhibition and catalogue were
made possible through the support of
the David Berg Foundation, New York
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hand-colored lithograph, 65x50 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © ADAGP, Paris (2016). Photo: Elad Sarig
torn posters on canvas, 56.5x48 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © François Dufrêne / Frédéric Dufrêne (2007). Photo: Elad Sarig
torn posters on canvas, 56.5x48 cm, inscribed on the back: * 40 degrees above Dada"; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © François Dufrêne / Frédéric Dufrêne (2007). Photo: Elad Sarig
wooden objects and collage in cardboard box, 25.5x39x5.5 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Ó AG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016. Photo: Elad Sarig
woodcut, 19.5x13.5 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016. Photo: Elad Sarig
lithograph, 22.5x14.5 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016. Photo: Elad Sarig
lithograph, 22.5x14.5 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016. Photo: Elad Sarig
colored lithograph, 30x30 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Ó AG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016. Photo: Elad Sarig
etching, 7x10 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. © ADAGP, Paris 2016. Photo: Elad Sarig
collage, ink and oil crayon on paper, 33.5x24.5 cm; collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art . Photo: Elad Sarig
etching, 41x30 cm. Collection Tel Aviv Museum of Art Photo: Elad Sarig
etching, 41x30 cm. Collection Tel Aviv Museum of Art Photo: Elad Sarig
etching, 41x30 cm. Collection Tel Aviv Museum of Art Photo: Elad Sarig