Exhibitions, Israel, Haifa, 02 July 2011
In 1967 English artist Richard Long walked back and forth on a piece of grassy field until a straight line was created. A black-and-white photograph of the line left by his walk on the grass is the only trace of the poetic-romantic-conceptual act which has become one of the works most etched in the consciousness of land and environmental art.
Inspired by Long's line and the cross between the minimalistic basic form and the physicality of the walking act, the exhibition features works containing manifestations of lines and walking. They draw attention to the formal, physical, and political force innate to walking-meditative walking, walking which is an act of protest, walking as an ecological act, walking as characteristic of the contemporary nomadic condition; walking which creates a line.
For the text about Walks of the 70's click here
Alongside the exhibition there will be the Haifa Walks project. The aim of this project is to connect the city with the museum, and to map the city differently - not according to official maps and divisions but according to walks made by people. These walks are created via personal and biographical walks, via artistic performances, via walks that light unknown places, via memories of people who lived in certain places, via stories of other people.
Artists that will take part in the Haifa Walks are, among others: Anisa Ashkar, Amnon Wolman, Heli Mizrahi, Eifo Dana group, Max group, Duprass, Liras Pank and more.
Maya Shimony's work - "Directions" - is the first of Haifa Walks and it is situated in the Museum itself, suggesting a walk through the exhibitions.
Inspired by Long's line and the cross between the minimalistic basic form and the physicality of the walking act, the exhibition features works containing manifestations of lines and walking. They draw attention to the formal, physical, and political force innate to walking-meditative walking, walking which is an act of protest, walking as an ecological act, walking as characteristic of the contemporary nomadic condition; walking which creates a line.
For the text about Walks of the 70's click here
Alongside the exhibition there will be the Haifa Walks project. The aim of this project is to connect the city with the museum, and to map the city differently - not according to official maps and divisions but according to walks made by people. These walks are created via personal and biographical walks, via artistic performances, via walks that light unknown places, via memories of people who lived in certain places, via stories of other people.
Artists that will take part in the Haifa Walks are, among others: Anisa Ashkar, Amnon Wolman, Heli Mizrahi, Eifo Dana group, Max group, Duprass, Liras Pank and more.
Maya Shimony's work - "Directions" - is the first of Haifa Walks and it is situated in the Museum itself, suggesting a walk through the exhibitions.
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