Maayan Strauss
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Maayan Strauss is an Israel
i artist
.
Strauss studied architecture
at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
in Jerusalem. She has exhibited in several galleries and art projects, such as the project "Sharon", that suggests, according to curator Joshua Simon
, "an unlikely connection between the most affluent region in Israel, and the name of the Israeli PM
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Maayan Strauss is currently studying at the Yale Photography MFA and will graduate in 2012.
Givon Gallery.
In 2005, Strauss was involved in the short film Beautiful Tamar as the narrator.
In 2006, she exhibited a work called "Settlement Evacuation" in the Israel Museum
of Jerusalem as part of the "Mini Israel" exhibition that the museum held. Strauss' work was a model of a Jewish settlement
being evacuated.
The work was followed by debates of political nature in the Israeli press and parliament..
In May, 2006, Strauss curated with Roy Arad
and Joshua Simon the exhibition Doron (present in Hebrew) at the Minshar Gallery in Tel Aviv.
Other exhibitions followed and her works were bought by major collectors of Israeli art.
2007 The Herzliya Biennial
.
2008 “Internazionale!”, group exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Tel-Aviv, September
2008 “Family", Project at “Mix-Art Festival”, Rishon Le-Zion park, April
2008 "Treasure", group exhibition, GDK Gallery, Berlin, October
2009 “Artist at Work”, group exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Tel-Aviv, May
2009 "Sweethearts", Project at “Fresh paint Art Fair” Tel-Aviv, March
2010 "Correspondences", group exhibition, Yaffo 23, Jerusalem, Oct-Nov
The Art & Poetry magazine "Maayan
" was named after her, and she was one of the contributors to articles as a co-founder
& editor.
The artist currently resides in New York.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
.
Strauss studied architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is Israel's national school of art, founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri , who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle ....
in Jerusalem. She has exhibited in several galleries and art projects, such as the project "Sharon", that suggests, according to curator Joshua Simon
Joshua Simon
Joshua Simon is an art curator, writer and filmmaker born in Tel Aviv, Israel.Joshua Simon is Co-Editor of several publications: Maayan dedicated for poetry and ideas, Maarvon dedicated for film, and the New & Bad dedicated for art....
, "an unlikely connection between the most affluent region in Israel, and the name of the Israeli PM
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon is an Israeli statesman and retired general, who served as Israel’s 11th Prime Minister. He has been in a permanent vegetative state since suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006....
." http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/sharonexhibition/indexeng2.html&date=2009-10-26+02:29:55
Maayan Strauss is currently studying at the Yale Photography MFA and will graduate in 2012.
Exhibitions & Projects
In 2003 she showed paintings and photographs in the renowned Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
Givon Gallery.
In 2005, Strauss was involved in the short film Beautiful Tamar as the narrator.
In 2006, she exhibited a work called "Settlement Evacuation" in the Israel Museum
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
of Jerusalem as part of the "Mini Israel" exhibition that the museum held. Strauss' work was a model of a Jewish settlement
Jewish settlement
Jewish settlement may refer to :* Israeli settlement : Jewish communities currently established in the West Bank or in the Golan Heights, between 1967 and 2006 in the Gaza strip or between 1967 and 1981 in the Sinai....
being evacuated.
The work was followed by debates of political nature in the Israeli press and parliament..
In May, 2006, Strauss curated with Roy Arad
Roy Arad
Roy "Chicky" Arad is an Israeli poet, singer, script-writer and artist.-Poetry:Arad has published three books. In his first book, “The Nigger”, he formed a style that he called "Kimo" and defined as "a Hebrew adaptation of the Japanese Haiku": it consists of three lines of 10, 7, and 6 syllables...
and Joshua Simon the exhibition Doron (present in Hebrew) at the Minshar Gallery in Tel Aviv.
Other exhibitions followed and her works were bought by major collectors of Israeli art.
2007 The Herzliya Biennial
Herzliya Biennial
The Herzliya Biennial of Contemporary Art is an art biennial event held in the city of Herzliya, Israel....
.
2008 “Internazionale!”, group exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Tel-Aviv, September
2008 “Family", Project at “Mix-Art Festival”, Rishon Le-Zion park, April
2008 "Treasure", group exhibition, GDK Gallery, Berlin, October
2009 “Artist at Work”, group exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Tel-Aviv, May
2009 "Sweethearts", Project at “Fresh paint Art Fair” Tel-Aviv, March
2010 "Correspondences", group exhibition, Yaffo 23, Jerusalem, Oct-Nov
The Art & Poetry magazine "Maayan
Maayan
Maayan is an Israeli magazine for poetry, literature, art, and ideas. Its first issue appeared in the fall of 2004.-History:...
" was named after her, and she was one of the contributors to articles as a co-founder
& editor.
The artist currently resides in New York.