Event: 'Rose Art Museum Presents Dor Guez’s First Major Museum Exhibition In The United States' Print
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Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012 At 05:00 pm
Contact Info:
(781) 736-3434
Email: rosemail@courier.brandeis.edu

Location: Rose Art Museum. 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453

 

 

Description: 

Tel Aviv-based video and photography artist challenges prevailing narratives of East and West,
Jews and Arabs, religion and secularism, and Israeli and Palestinian identity
Waltham, MA – July 30, 2012)  On September 20, the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University will open 100 Steps to the Mediterranean, a solo exhibition of photography and video installations by Dor Guez, one of the most compelling emerging artists in the Middle East.  Featuring selected works from his series Lydd RuinsThe Monayer FamilyThe Nation’s GrovesSABIR, and Scanograms, the exhibition will be the artist’s most comprehensive to date and his first major museum show in the United States. The exhibition will be on view in the Lois Foster Gallery through December 9.
Guez, whose heritage is both Christian Palestinian and Jewish Tunisian, takes as his overt subject the Christian Arab minority in Israel, a community marginalized by the prevailing meta-narratives of both Israelis and Arabs. Guez’s work addresses these gaps while exploring contemporary art’s role in raising questions about history, nationality, ethnicity, and personal identity.
Press Preview: September 19, 9:30 a.m. – noon
Opening Reception: September 20, 5-8 p.m.
Artist Talk & Publication Release: October 30, 6:00 p.m.