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From Tel Aviv to the Venice Biennale and back: How an Israeli artist took a stand on Gaza

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JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli artist Ruth Patir discusses her video installation "(M)otherland," initially intended for the Venice Biennale but kept behind closed doors due to ongoing conflicts involving Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Gaza ConflictIsraeli ArtTel Aviv MuseumJewish Museum New YorkPolitical ProtestVenice BiennaleRuth Patir(M)otherlandMotion CaptureJudean Figurines

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"I'm Alison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv."
Venice, Veneto, Italy
"Perhaps the most prestigious international art event in the world is the Venice Biennale."
New York, United States
"It opened this week at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, after being acquired by the Jewish Museum in New York, where it will also eventually be seen."

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