Central Gallery (Tel Aviv)

Central Gallery for Contemporary Art
Established2012
LocationTel Aviv Central Bus Station
TypeArt gallery, Contemporary art gallery
DirectorDoron Furman (2012 - 2020), currently vacant.

Central Gallery is a public, not-for-profit art gallery and exhibition space in Tel Aviv, Israel, located in Tel Aviv Central Bus Station[1]

History

The gallery was established in Tel Aviv Central Bus Station as part of the broad project to attract artists to dilapidated station building in addition to other artistic project, like "Karov" theatre, Performance art platform and Yung Yiddish foundation.[2][3] The gallery usually shows non commercial projects, discussing issues of local culture and their connection with contemporary art world.[4]

The gallery is located on second floor of the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and consists of huge exhibition hall and video art space.[5]

The gallery holds several solo and group exhibitions per year. [6]

Notable exhibitions

  • 2012 "Face of a country. Curated by Orit Galili.[7]
  • 2013 "The Labyrinth", the exhibitions about Ram Carmi Central bus station project and its outcome that led to the building and surroundings decay.[8]
  • 2013 "Breached Zone", Curated by Doron Furman.[9]
  • 2015 "Topsy Turvy". Curated by Doron Furman. [10]
  • 2015 "Traces of the Real". Curated by Doron Furman. [11]
  • 2016 "Gentle fragrance". Inbal Marie Cohen and Liron Tor-Caspa. [12]
  • 2016 "Do not touch me with anxiety". Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar and Lilac Abramsky-Arazi. [13]
  • 2017 "Abject Art". Curated by Doron Furman. [14]
  • 2017 "Disgust and revulsion". Curated by Yehuda Rahaniev.[15]
  • 2017 "Nonplace: dance and movement". Curated by Igor Zeiger. [16]
  • 2018 "Drawing". Solo by Hanna Ashuri. [17]
  • 2019 "Facade". Curated by Doron Furman.[18]
  • 2021 "Either Way". Curated by Curated by Olga Yerushalmi and Ksenia Nazarov.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Central Gallery - Public Art space in Central Bus Station". timeout.co.il. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. ^ "Yung Yiddish foundation". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. ^ "Performance art platform". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  4. ^ Irit, Cohen. "Artist project on the Central Bus Station". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  5. ^ "Central Gallery". mouse.co.il. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  6. ^ Sinai, Inbal (2019-03-16). "Central Gallery of Art". The Calcalist. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  7. ^ "The Face of the Country. Group Exhibition at The Central Gallery The New Central Bus Station Tel Aviv Curator Orit Galili". themarker.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  8. ^ Rosenblum, Keshet (2013-07-28). "An exhibition about Ram Karmi and the planning of the new central bus station in Tel Aviv, which is displayed among the abandoned shops, reveals hidden corners in the most despicable place in Israel". Haaretz.co.il. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  9. ^ "Breached Zone". veredsnear.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  10. ^ "Andrey Povarov exhibits in "Topsy Turvy" exhibition". minshar.co.il. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  11. ^ "Traces of the Real". erev-rav.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  12. ^ ""Gentle Fragrance" in Central Gallery". www.artbeat.co.il. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  13. ^ "Do not touch me with anxiety". israelmuseum.org.il. Retrieved 2017-08-28.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Abject Art exhibitions at Central Gallery in Tel Aviv". erev-rav.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  15. ^ RInat, Zafrir (2017-06-07). "To make art out of the geniuses". Haaretz.co.il. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  16. ^ ""Nonplace: dance and movement" exhibition at Central Gallery". erev-rav.com. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  17. ^ "חלומות רקובים". Erev Rav. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  18. ^ ""פסאדה", תערוכה קבוצתית". Erev Rav. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-03-01.