The Jaffa Port area seems to be revitalizing itself from week to week. The contemporary Dvir Gallery is opening its new Jaffa Port space this Tuesday evening with a one-man-show by artist Douglas Gordon. The show also extends to the gallery’s existing space on 11 Nahum Street, in north Tel Aviv (03-6043003). The Jaffa Port (Hangar 2) opening takes place on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 from 18:00-20:00. Show runs thru the 24th.
A prominent artist on the international art scene, Gordon has won a number of prizes, among them the Turner Prize in 1996, the Hugo Boss Prize in 1998, and recently the prestigious Haftmann Prize.
Douglas Gordon, Travail With My Donkeys, 2008, video
For his current show at the Dvir Gallery’s new space, Gordon will present a selection of the large-scale video projections made for his 2008 retrospective in Avignon. Inspired by the city’s rich medieval history and the monumental architecture of its Palais des Papes, Gordon created a series of video projections featuring animals such as donkeys, snakes, and peacocks. The artist received special permission to shoot the series within the palace’s grand chapel, where it was also consequently shown. The installation was especially adapted to the gallery’s spacious new site (300 SQM and 7 m tall).
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