Tal Ben-Zvi | Artists in Residence | Kamov Residency

Tal Ben-Zvi

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Dr. Tal Ben-Zvi is cultural researcher and curator of contemporary art; Senior lecturer at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem.

Ben-Zvi studied at the curatorial and theory seminar at the Tel Aviv Camera Obscura School of Art (1997), a master's degree at the Faculty of Art at Tel Aviv University (2004), a doctorate at the Faculty of Art at Tel Aviv University (2010) and a post-doctorate at the Truman Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (2011)

Along with academic research, Ben Zvi is a curator of contemporary art. In 1998 she established the art gallery at the "Heinrich Bell Foundation" where she presented solo exhibitions of Israeli and Palestinian artists. In 2001 she established the Hagar Art Gallery in Jaffa, where she presented solo exhibitions of Israeli and Palestinian artists. For this activity, in 2008 she received the "Curatorial Award" on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Science and Sports.

Ben Zvi directed the Seminar for Curating Theory and Criticism, Camera Obscura Art School (2003-2005), and also directed the School of Arts at the Kibbutzim Seminary College (2009-2012). In 2012, she was appointed Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Bezalel, Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem alongside the President of Bezalel, Academy of Art and Design, Prof. Eva Iloz until 2015.

Her book "Representations of the Nakba in Palestinian Art in Israel" was published in 2104 by Resling. Her articles have been published in academic journals and reference books.

28.02.-31.03.2023.

Dr. Tal Ben-Zvi is a curator and researcher at Kamov Art Residency. During her stay in Rijeka, she explores Rijeka’s and Croatia’s contemporary art scene, with a particular focus on art related to the study of memory and the representation of trauma, history and testimony. She is currently completing her book titled Testimony – The Performance Art of Smadar Yaaron, which concerns the thirty-year-long artistic work of the multidisciplinary artist and one of the founders of the Accra Theatre Center. Her research is a continuation of a study on contemporary art in multicultural port cities (Acre, Haifa and Jaffa), which she began as a postdoctoral fellow at Hebrew University's Truman Institute (Jerusalem). Along with the exploration of the local cultural scene, during her stay in Rijeka, Ben-Zvi will develop a curatorial proposal for an exhibition based on interdisciplinary documentation of theatre performances. This will be a continuation of her work on the book about Samdar Yaaron.

Museum of modern and contemporary art

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Museum for Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka (HR) - MMSU

MMSU in Rijeka founded in 1948, in its long tradition offers a committed support to innovative ways of approaching, producing and presenting art. From its very beginning the Museum has been building reputation of one of the most prominent visual art institutions in Croatia, entrusted with presentation of Croatian artists at prestigious international art events such as: Venice Biennial 1962, 1997, 2007, 2010, Sao Paolo Biennial 1967, 2004 etc. 

The Museum rounds its programming around visual art education, parallel to different modes of exhibition concepts that address new discursive possibilities and transform it into a place of inspiration, idea exchange and active participation. Under the motto openness, creativity & engagement, together with artistic, cultural and community organizations, Museum furthers visual arts research, collaboration and exchange within the region and internationally, while aspiring to reach increasingly diverse audiences and to work in a close relationship with the community.

Museum’s collection offers a diverse range of artistic visions with over 8,000 artworks dated from the end of the 19^th century to the present day. From 2017 Museum is located at new address, Krešimirova 26c, in ex-industrial complex Rikard Benčić. Since then, some important exhibitions were organized at MMSU in the framework of the pre-program and program of Rijeka 2020 - European Capital of Culture, i.e. Tomislav Gotovac: Crisis Anticipator - Don't Ask Where We're Going (2017), Vlado Martek: Exhibition with Many Titles and Goran Petercol: Don't Worry About Poetics, They Will Arrive on Their Own in 2019 and David Maljković: With the Collection in 2020..