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Yael Bartana Biography
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1970 |
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Born in Afula, Israel
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1992 - 1996 |
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BFA, The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
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1996 |
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The Samuel Prize, for the video/sound installation ‘Ant-Bulb, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
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1999 |
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MFA studies, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
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2000 - 2001 |
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Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2003 |
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Anselm Kiefer Prize, The Wolf Foundation, Israel
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2005 |
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Dorothea von Stetten-Kunstpreis, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
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2005 |
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Prix de Rome, 2nd award winner, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2006 |
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Recipient of the 2006 Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport Prize, Israel
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2007 |
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Winner of the Gottesdiener Foundation Israeli Art Prize 2006, Israel
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2009 |
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Winner of the 2009 Prix Dazibao, Montreal
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Lives and works in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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“If you want, we’ll travel to the moon together.”Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2010
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Modern Museum, Malmo, Sweden (solo)
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2010
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Artes Mundi, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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2009
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Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA (solo)
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2009
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Jewish Museum, New York, USA (solo)
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2009
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P.S. 1, New York, USA (solo)
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2009
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Acting Out: Social Experiments in Video, ICA, Boston, USA
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2009
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Hugging & Wrestling, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH, USA
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2009
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Pacific Meridian, Vladivostok International Film Festival for Asian Pacific Countries, Vladivostok, Russia
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2009
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Stranded Positions, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland
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2009
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TICAB, Tirana International Contemporary Art Biennial – first episode, Tirana, Albania
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2009
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Transitland. Video art from Central and Eastern Europe 1989-2009, organized by InterSpace, Sofia, transmediale, Berlin and Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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2009
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Monument to transformation, organized by transit, Prague, Czech Republic
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2009
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Places To Be. New York – Shanghai – Tel Aviv – Texas – Zagreb, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2009
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The 11th presentation of Le Mois de la Photo a Montréal 2009, Canada
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2009
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Who’s afraid of the artists?, curated by Caroline Bourgeois and Francesca Zappia, Palais des Arts de Dinard, Dinard, France
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2009
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Auto. Dream and Matter, LAboral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial, Gijon, S and Dos De Mayo Art Centre, Madrid, Spain
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2009
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Promised Land, Gemak, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Netherlands
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2009
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Anabasis. Rituals of Homecoming, Book Art Museum, Lodz, Poland
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2009
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Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland (solo)
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2009
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The Kings of the Hill, Auto Sueno y Materia, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2009
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Earth: Art of a Changing World, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
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2009
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Contour, 4th Biennial of Moving Image, Mechelen, Belgium
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2009
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Architecture and Memory, British Film Institute, London, UK
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2009
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Troubles au frontières, Galerie Marian Goodman, Paris, France
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2009
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Pop Up! , Ludwig Forum Aachen, Germany
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2008
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Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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2008
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C.H.O.S.E.N., Wyspa Institute of Art, Gdansk, Poland
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2008
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She doesn’t think so but she’s dressed for the h-bomb, Starr auditorium, Tate Modern, , London, UK
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2008
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We never looked better, Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv, Israel
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2008
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The Hidden Trace – Jewish Paths through modernity, Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabruck, Germany
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2008
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Another Territory, City Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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2008
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49th October Salon, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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2008
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Momentum, Samuel P.Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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2008
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P.S. 1, New York, USA (solo)
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2008
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World Tale: Mixed Narrations: A Video Parade from Different Points”, The Hacettepe University Art Museum, Ankara, Turkey (solo)
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2008
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EngholmEngelhorn, Vienna, Austria (solo)
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2008
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Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2008
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Foksal Gallery, Warsaw, Poland (solo)
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2007
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Yael Bartana, In the Army I was an outstanding soldier, March, Fondazione per l’arte contemporanea, Curated by Gabi Scardi, Italy (solo)
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2007
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The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (solo)
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2007
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Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2007
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Foksal Gallery, Warsaw, Poland (solo)
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2007
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Documenta 12, Kassel, Germany
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2007
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Dateline Israel: Recent Photography and Video, The Jewish Museum, Freedom Border and Trembling Time, February – June 2007
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2006
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Sirens’ Song, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (solo)
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2006
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Amateur Anthropologist Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands (solo)
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2006
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Demolition, Engholm/Engelhorn gallery, Vienna
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2006
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27th Bienal de São Paulo, A Declaration, Wild Seeds, Low Relief II (4), São Paulo, Brazil
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2006
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Records and Habits. The Time Machine / Images of Space, Tapies Foundaion, Low Relief II, Wild Seeds, Kings of the Hill, Barcelona, Spain
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2006
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Wherever We Go, Spazio Oberdan Milan, Italy
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2006
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7th Werkleitz Biennial, Wild Seeds, Halle, Germany
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2006
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Inside-out. Contemporary Artists from Israel, Sirens’ Song, Museo de arte contemporanea de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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2006
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Coding:Decoding, Sirens’ Song, Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark
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2006
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Kings of the Hill, David Maljkovic, Gallery Nova, Zagreb, Croatia,
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2006
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The Art of Living: Contemporary Works from the Israel Museum, Trembling Time, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, USA
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2005
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Wild Seeds, 9th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul Biennial, Turkey
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2005
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Beograd Nekad I Sad, Galerija Beograd, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
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2005
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Sirens’ Song, V Internationales Kunstfestival Magdeburg, Art Depot, Magdeburg, Germany
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2005
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Prix de Rome.NL, Stichting de Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2005
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a forest and a tree, Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, New York, USA
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2005
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Trembling Time, Platform Garanti, Istanbul, Turkey
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2005
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Trembling Time, Low Relief II (4 channel), The Hebrews - 100 years of culture in Israel, The Israel Museum and Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
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2005
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When Adar Enters, Ad De’lo Yoda, Reunion, ByArt Projects, Tel Aviv, Israel
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2005
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Trembling Time, Low Relief II (1 channel), Freedom Border, Dorothea von Stetten Kunstpreis, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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2005
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Irreducible, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts Kings of the Hill, San Francisco, USA
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2005
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Museum St.Gallen, Wild Seeds, St.Gallen, Switzerland (solo)
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2005
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Photographic works in projectspace The Bakery, Annet Gelink Gallery (solo)
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2004
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You Could Be Lucky, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
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2004
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When Adar Enters, Ad De’lo Yoda, Kings of the Hill, MIT, List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts (solo)
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2004
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Trembling Time, Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada (solo)
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2004
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When Adar Enters and Blimp, Büro Friedrich, Berlin (solo)
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2004
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Trembling Time, Onufri 2004 Prize: Chosen Places, National Gallery of Arts Tirania, Albania
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2004
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Kings of the Hill, Time Zones: recent film and video, Tate Modern, London, Great Britain
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2004
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Low Relief II (4 channel), Time Depot. Petach Tikva Museum, Petach Tikva, Israel
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2004
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When Adar Enters and Ad De’lo Yoda, Surfacing, Ludwig Museum Budapest, Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
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2004
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Profile, Trembling Time, When Adar Enters, Ad de’lo Yoda and Blimp, Wherever I am, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain
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2004
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You Could Be Lucky, Liverpool Biennial, Festival for Contemporary Art, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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2004
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Korea When Adar Enters, Ad de’lo Yoda and Blimp, Busan Biennale, Point of Contact, Contemporary Art Exhibition
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2004
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Trembling Time, The 10 Commandments, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden, Germany
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2004
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Kings of the Hill, The Mediterraneans, Museum of Modern Art Rome, Rome, Italy
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2004
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Lonely Planet, Art Tower Mito, Contemporary Art Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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2004
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Quicksand, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2004
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Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, Great Britain
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2003
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Territories, Witte De With, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2003
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Territories, Wonderyears - New Reflections on Shoah and Nazism in Israel, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, KW-Berlin, Germany
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2003
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Vane, After-Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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2003
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Wonderyears, Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany
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2003
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Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck Kunstverein, Lübeck, Germany
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2003
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The Promise, O.K Center for Cotemporary Art, The Land Vienna, Austria
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2003
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Sheffield Festival of Contemporary Art, Sheffsield, United Kingdom
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2003
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Kaap Helder, Oude Rijkswerf Willemsoord (Kunst en Cultuur Noord-Holland), Den Helder, Netherlands
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2003
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Galerie der Stadt Schwaz, Schwaz /Tirol, Austria
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2003
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M_ARS-Art and War, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
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2003
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Kings of the Hill, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York (solo)
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2003
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Blimp, Herzliya Museum for Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel (solo)
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2003
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Purim Spiel, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2003
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Kings of the Hill, Kerstin Engholm Galerie, Vienna, Austria (solo)
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2003
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Kings of the Hill, Herzliya Museum for Contemporary Art, Israel (solo)
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2003
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Trembling Time, Kings of the Hill, Galeria comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico (solo)
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2002
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Trembling Time, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, Netherlands (solo)
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2002
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Variables X Y Z Digital Art Lab, Holon, Israel (solo)
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2002
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Rendez-Vous, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France
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2002
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What? A tale in free images, Brugge Culture Capital of Europe, Brugge, Belgium
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2002
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Say Hello Wave Goodbye, Galerie Hohenlohe & Kalb, Vienna, Austria
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2002
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Manifesta 4, European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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2002
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Tele-Journeys, MIT List Visual Center, Cambridge, USA
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2002
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The 4th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Corea
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2002
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Non-linear Editing, De Paviljoens, Almere, Netherlands
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2001
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In the Meantime, De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2001
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Neue Welt, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany
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2001
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2e Sybren Hellinga Kunstprijs 2001, Kunsthuis SYB, Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands
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2001
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Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2001
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Profile, Caermersklooster, Gent, Belgium (solo)
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2000
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Greater New York, PS1, New York, USA
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2000
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Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2000
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Reflex Ensemble in Musical Dialoges, Center for the Arts - Tel Aviv, Borochov Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
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1996
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B.F.A project, Bezalel academy of arts and design, Jerusalem
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| Literature |
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2008
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Scenes du Sud, Mediterranee, Orientale, exhibition catalogue, Carre d’Art – Musee d’art Contemporain de Nimes
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2007
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Brave New Worlds, exhibition catalogue, Walker Art Center
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2007
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Yael Bartana, In the army I was an outstanding soldier, March, fondazione per l’arte contemporanea, 2007
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2007
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Regarding Fear and Hope, Exhibition Catalogue, Monash University of Art, 2007
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2007
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Um Atlas de Acontecimentos/An Atlas of Events, Exhibiition-Catalogue The State of the world, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 2007
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2007
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Im Auge des Zyklons/In the eye of the storm, Exhibition Catalogue Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, 2007
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2007
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Yael Bartana, exhibition catalogue, Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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2006
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Yael Bartana, exhibition catalogue, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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2006
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Artforum, October 2006, p.278
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2006
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Community Service. Frieze October 2006, pp.37-40
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2006
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Voorkeur beeldende kunst, NRC Handelsblad, March 2
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2006
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Ruimte voor frisse politieke kunst en rustige observaties, In: De Volkskrant, by Sacha Bronwasser, February 28, p.19
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2006
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Macho’s in four wheel drives, In: NRC Handelsblad, by Janneke Wesseling, February 24
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2005
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Future Greats, In: Art Review, december
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2005
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Lonnie van Brummelen wint Prix de Rome, in: de Volskrant, July 1
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2005
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Prix de Rome moet naar Bartana, in: De Volkskrant, June 4
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2005
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De nieuwe Prix is voor Bartana, in: Het Parool, June 11
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2005
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Prix de Rome.Nl 2005, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam
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2005
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Die Neuen Hebräer. 100 Jahre Kunst in Israel, exhibition catalogue, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, edited by Doreet LeVotte Harten and Yigal Zalmona
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2004
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Wherever I Am, Yael Bartana, Emily Jacir, Lee Miller, exhibition catalogue, Modern Art Oxford, Essays by Linda Grant and Galit Eilat, pp.9-27
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2004
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Kav/Hameorer, magazine for literature and art magazine, Nr. 16-18, winter Tel-Aviv, pp.16-20
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2004
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Die Zehn Gebote, Deutsche Hygienes Museum, Dresden, June 19 – December 5, 2004, p.115
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2004
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Quicksand, exhibition catalogue, De Appel Foundation Amsterdam
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2004
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Lonely Planet, exhibition catalogue, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
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2004
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London: Tate Modern. Time Zones: Recent Filma and Video, In: Contemporary, Issue 70, pp.58-59
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2004
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Tussen massa en individu, In: De Volkskrant, by Marina de Vries, October 7, Kunst Bijlage, pp.10-11
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2004
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Was Will Europa?, In: Flash Art, July/September, Vol.XXXVII, pp.98-99
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2004
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What’s the difference, in: Frieze , Issue 84, May 2004, pp.72-77
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2004
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The six wannabees as a soccer team, in: Tubelight, Issue 32, p.09
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2004
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Quicksand engulfs and disorients, Amsterdam Weekly, May 5-11, 2004
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2004
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Vrij Nederland, April 24, 2004
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2004
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Plaagstootjes van jonge curatoren, De Volkskrant, April 8, 2004
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2004
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Click opera, March 14th, 2004, www.livejournal.com
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2004
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Art Review, December/January 2004 Yael Bartana, p.102
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2003
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Esche, Charles, Cream 3 - Contemporary Art in Culture, Phaidon, New York pp.56-59
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2003
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Territories, KW- Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin
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2003
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Weibel, P., M_ARS, Kunst und Krieg, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Hatje Cantz, Frankfurt
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2003
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Edlinger T., Stella Rollig and Roland Schöny, The Promise, The Land.Jewish-Israeli Artists in Relation to Politics and Society, O.K. Centrum fur Gegenwartkunst, Linz
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2003
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Nähe und Distanz, in: Profile, Nr 28, 7.7., p. 35
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2003
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Richter, Dorothee, Remapping the Region, in: Die Springerin, Summer 03, p. 34-36
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2003
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Holm, Peter, Knapp fromulierte Kunstkonzepte, in: Kieler Nachrichten, 22.1.
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2003
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Junge Kunst transkulturell, in: Lübecker Stadtzeitung, 21.1.
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2003
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Heimat, von außen gesehen, in: Lübecker Nachrichten, 18.1.
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2003
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Esche, Charles, Young, Lesley, Yael Bartana, 03
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2002
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Manifesta 4, Hatje Cantz Publishers, Frankfurt, pp.170-171
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2002
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Manifesta 4, in: Art Monthly, July/August
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2002
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Künstler-Portraits – Yael Bartana, in: Frankfurter Rundschau, 3.6.
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2002
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Bush, Kate, Manifesta 4, in: Art Forum
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2002
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Rosenberg, Angela Spotlight—Manifesta 4, in: Flash Art, in: Flash Art, issue 225, July/September
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2002
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Van Voss, Sandra Heerma, Sinaasappelbron aan de Main-oever, in: NRC Handelsblad
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2002
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Van Elsberg, Jacquine, ‘Bibberen, beven, rillen, en sidderen in trillende tijd’, in: Skrien
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2002
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Kuni, Verena, Manifesta 4, in: Frieze, issue 69, September, p.104
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2002
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Bartana, Yael, Self portrait, in:Tema Celeste, No. 91, May/June
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2001
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Den Hartog Jager, Hans, Keelzangers en een dood paard in Open teliers, in: NRC Handelsblad
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2001
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Moukhtar, Esma, Boodschappen in een trillingslaag, in: de Volkskrant, Netherlands
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2001
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Mar, Alex, In the MeanTime…, in: Metropolis M, NL, Special edition Summer 2001, p .48
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2001
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van de Velde, Paola, Marsmuziek en een leger van naalden. Amsterdamse Rijkakademie houdt Open Ateliers, in: De Telegraaf
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2001
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Van de Velde, Paola, Jennifer Tee serveert taart. Rijksakademie – studenten hebben overduidelijk lol in hun werk, in: De Telegraaf
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2001
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De Volkskrant, Geluid, veel geluid in Open Ateliers
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2001
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Lamoree, Jhim, Veel installaties en een enkel schilderij of beeld, in: Het Parool
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2001
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De Vries, Marina, Liever een camera dan verf en kwast, in: Het Parool
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