The exhibition presents a selection of works from the collection of the Negev Museum of Art, normally kept in storage, hidden away from public view, and includes mainly Israeli art in the mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture, outdoor sculpture, printmaking, photography, and video art. The featured works were made by artists of different generations, who created in a range of artistic styles, assuming different positions along the spectrum between work anchored in reality and the exploration of art and its intrinsic values.

Gabriella Klein’s curtains and drapery murals are incorporated into the display of the historical collection as a compelling backdrop, a deceptive trompe-l’oeil, and an act of painting trickery. The encounter with artworks from the collection, which have been stowed away from the public for many years, imbues these murals with the symbolic significance of unveiling.

Artists: Aharon Avni, Pinhas Abramovic, Alima, Arie Aroch, Tuvia Beeri, Matan Ben Cnaan, Hanna Ben Dov, Audrey Bergner, Ludwig Blum, Elihaou Eric Bokobza, Raya Bruckenthal, Leon Engelsberg, Dov Feigin, Moshe Gershuni, Michael Gross, Yehoshua Grossbard, Angeline Issayick, Sigalit Landau, Raffi Lavie, Mordechai Levanon, Uri Lifschitz, Ephraim Moses Lilien, Genia Manor, Moshe Mokady, Zilla Newman, Lea Nikel, Chana Orloff, Jan Rauchwerger, Hanna Sahar, Eva Samuel, Rachel Shavit Bentwich, Khen Shish, Yohanan Simon, Mina Sisselma, Pesach Slabosky, Avigdor Stematsky, Hermann Struck, Sionah Tagger, Igael Tumarkin, Aviva Uri

Curator: Ron Bartos