Exhibition

Sigalit Landau: Knafeh

17 Sep 2014 – 1 Nov 2014

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Wednesday
10:00 – 17:30
Thursday
10:00 – 17:30
Friday
10:00 – 17:30
Saturday
10:00 – 16:00
by appointment
Monday
10:00 – 17:30
Tuesday
10:00 – 17:30

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Sigalit Landau: Knafeh

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This September, Marlborough Contemporary will open an exhibition of new works by Sigalit Landau (b. 1969), one of Israel's foremost contemporary artists, who has twice represented Israel at the Venice Biennale (1997 and 2011) and currently lives and works in Tel Aviv. Landau's practice addresses the complexities of its location and attempts to build bridges between divided cultures. Her work focuses on the symbols and signs that are shared across cultures and is often influenced by conflicts affecting the Middle East today. This attempt to expose and transcend established boundaries and borders is seen throughout her work, reaching its pinnacle in her Salt Bridge Project. This project, which is her most ambitious installation to date, will see the artist physically bridge the gap between Israel and Jordan, with the creation of a crystalised salt bridge across the southern part of the Dead Sea. The title of the exhibition, Knafeh, refers to Landau's new film which will be presented for the first time and demonstrates the almost painterly art of making knafeh, an Arabic sweetmeat that is loved throughout the Middle East. The film is typical of Landau's work, as knafeh itself is emblematic of shared Middle Eastern traditions and further evidence of her continued engagement with cultural hybridity. The exhibition will also include a new series of ‘sand works': Dusk, Dawn and Tide (2014), and Sand Flag (2013). These works engage with the history of painting in their format, and their point of origin in their materials. Landau will also present recent 'salt works', including Crystal Dreamcatcher (2014), that have gone through a salt crystalisation process. This ongoing technique, sees Landau immerse objects in the Dead Sea, leaving them to accumulate the sea's salts and minerals, to be transformed through a controlled but unpredictable organic process. Landau has extensively exploited this technique, submerging items such as rope nooses and evocative domestic items, all of which will feature in this exhibition. The artist speaks about the magic of the Dead Sea and the mystery surrounding the process itself. The exhibition will also feature three marble sculptures, from a series carved in the forms of differently posed breastfeeding cushions: Trava Maria, Massima and A Prince is Born (2013). Undoubtedly linked to modern traditions that go back to Henry Moore or Louise Bourgeois, these works are representative of Landau's experience of motherhood and the body, recurring and important themes throughout her work.

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