MM1 - De-Construct/Re-Construct/We-Construct

British - Israeli Joint Experimental art project

Arbeit Gallery & Modern Art Israel present "De-Construct/Re-Construct/We- Construct",
the first exhibition for ‘MM1’, an experimental collaborative art project, involving the pairing of six international artists, diverse in their practice and perspectives on art. Each pair was asked to examine the creation and development of making art by means of new platforms and methods within a mutual capacity.

During a four-month period, the coupled artists explored, shared and exchanged their artistic endeavors via a virtual system of private online studios, allowing them to interact with each other on a personal and artistic level, sharing and creating any material they wished to upload to these platforms.

The project includes two exhibitions, in London and Tel Aviv. This first exhibition will yield the physical eruption resulting from the virtual collaboration. The second exhibition will open in Tel Aviv, at Alfred art Gallery, in October 2012. Alfred gallery is the most famous and renowned collective gallery in Tel Aviv.

The talented artists explored the limits of objectivity and subjectivity in art, through the actionreaction creation process they went through, allowing them to add, subtract or completely change the path of their peer's work. Neither of the artists had full control on the creative process of the artwork, leaving them standing still in a state of the ‘unknown’, experiencing an ‘in-between’ state. Could they really neutralize ‘subject’ in their creative process? Did they truly integrate and play the ‘objectivesubjective’ game? Can we define art as a public object, or define ‘property’ in art?

The notion of time is also discussed through their works, creating a new reality, disconnected from the notion of time. If art creates new realities that are detached from the past or the future, why do we feel the desire to learn art from history books?

Participating Artists: Abraham Kriztman (IL), Barak Brinker (IL), Orly Dvir (IL), Cos Ahmet (UK), Daniel Bourke (UK), Leonie Lachlan (UK).

Curators: Nimrod Vardi (UK), Sharon Toval (IL).
"De-Construct/Re-Construct/We-Construct" will be held at Arbeit Gallery 19th July - 29th July, 2012.
Opening Event: Thursday 19th July 2012, 6.00pm – 9.30pm

An artist talk will be held on Sunday 22nd July 2012, 3.00pm – 5.00pm