Under Erasure
Contemporary art is rife with erasures. Erasures are visible in it, present as themselves in various ways. The subject of the works in the exhibition is what was once a covert stage in the process of creation. Unlike observing works whose wholeness and meaning depend on hidden parts, the current gaze is focused on the contradictory presence of the erased and on the erased/visible relationship as a signification factor.
Participating artists: Larry Abramson; Allora & Calzadilla; Yair Barak; Keren Benbenisty; Deganit Berest; Hans-Peter Feldmann; Meir Gal; Gary Goldstein; Jonathan Hirschfeld; Emilio Isgrò; Idris Khan; Joseph Kosuth; Moshe Kupferman; Joshua Neustein; Paul Pfeiffer; Anila Rubiku; Anri Sala; Mario García Torres.
Meir Gal, Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (Erasing the Metropolitan Museum of Art ), 1996–2006.
Private collection, Tel Aviv
Photo: Avraham Hay
With heartfelt thanks to Ms. Ingrid Flick, without whose support this exhibition and catalogue would not have been possible