The Museum Villa Stuck is the first institution to show the works of artists Efrat Natan and Nahum Tevet, two protagonists of the Israeli art world, side by side. The exhibition and the publication present key works from their artistic careers spanning more than fifty years. The 1970s marked the starting point for the work of Natan (b. 1947) and Tevet (b. 1946). Despite sharing a similar background, the work of the two artists display quite different thematic focus areas, which nonetheless complement one another in their examination of social values.
In sophisticated works they combine approaches of conceptual art with a novel, simple aesthetics of material. While Efrat Natan condenses biographical memories into a poetic language of images and forms, Nahum Tevet examines contents of modern art as well as of personal experiences involving the significance of space and everyday objects in sometimes vast works. The exhibition presents early works and documents of early joint actions along with more recent works.
In the work of both artists, the expansion of the artwork through the shift of functions or the use of materials charged with meaning is combined with plain, basic forms and a powerful visual vocabulary. This goes hand in hand with an artistic stance that rejects ideological positions and encourages, if not demands, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. Both artists have, in fact, been active in the field of communication and education: Nahum Tevet as professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and Efrat Natan as curator at the Youth Wing of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Publication
https://www.hatjecantz.de/efrat-natan-nahum-tevet-7180-1.html
A long friendship links artists Efrat Natan and Nahum Tevet (*1947 and 1946). Both began their careers in Israel in the 1970s and both are now prominent figures in the art scene there. While Natan uses a poetic, formal vocabulary to examine her childhood in a kibbutz, Tevet develops monumental, three-dimensional installations that investigate experiences of space, limitations, color, and form.
The Museum Villa Stuck is the first institution to present a juxtaposition of the two artists’ work. Both the catalogue and exhibition feature early works and documents of actions performed together, along with more recent works by Natan and Tevet. Profound essays and a conversation with the two artists conducted by the curator Verena Hein provide an in-depth look at their oeuvres.
The book can be bought via our website
Links
https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/148716/efrat-natan-nahum-tevet/
