OPEN FIELD – SELECTIONS FROM THE DUBI SHIFF COLLECTION
NAHUM GUTMAN MUSEUM OF ART, TEL AVIV
MAY 28 – OCT 24, 2026

EXHIBITING THE COLLECTION AT THE NAHUM GUTMAN MUSEUM OF ART WEAVES A DIALOGUE WITH GUTMAN’S WORK, WHICH WAS BASED ON THREE KEY ELEMENTS: THE HUMAN IMAGE, AN IDENTIFIABLE PLACE, AND A NARRATIVE. THESE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS ALSO RESONATE IN THE WORKS ON VIEW HERE – NOT AS A NOSTALGIC RETURN TO THE PAST, BUT THROUGH A CONTEMPORARY AND SELF-AWARE PERSPECTIVE.
THE WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION ARE NOT TIED TOGETHER BY A UNIFORM STYLE OR A SINGLE IDEOLOGY, BUT RATHER BY A SHARED BELIEF IN THE POWER OF THE IMAGE TO CARRY MEMORY, FORMULATE IDENTITY, AND TELL A STORY. THUS, THE EXHIBITION OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE PLACE OF FIGURATIVE PAINTING TODAY AS A LIVING, COMPLEX, AND RELEVANT ARTISTIC LANGUAGE.

CURATED BY MONICA LAVI

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