Tom Wesselmann: All Out / From the Marie and Jose Mugrabi Collection
Tom Wesselmann (1931–2004), a pivotal figure in 1960s American Pop Art, created bold, direct images that mirrored the culture from which they emerged. Through still lifes and nudes—fragmented, flat, and monumental—he reimagined the tradition of painting in an age marked by advertising, consumerism, and mass media. His work oscillates between intimacy and exposure, attraction and discomfort.
Set against the sexual revolution in the United States, Wesselmann's work reflects a growing erosion of boundaries between the private and the public, and between eroticism, art, and spectacle. The exhibition presents key works from the Mugrabi Collection, drawn from the most iconic and influential series of his breakthrough years. Bringing Wesselmann into dialogue with artists of his generation as well as contemporary artists, the exhibition offers a current perspective on gaze, body, and representation, delving into issues that continue to resonate and constantly evolve in the digital age.
Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #34, 1963
Paint, printed reproductions, and fabric, with painted metal bottle
© 2026 Estate of Tom Wesselmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Exhibition made possible by The Exhibition Circle of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art: Doron and Marianne Livnat, Herta and Paul Amir Foundation, Kirsh Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies