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Israeli photographer
Adi Nes (
Hebrew : עדי נס ; born 1966) is an Israeli
photographer . He has had solo exhibitions at
Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio
[1] and the
Legion of Honor in San Francisco.
[2]
Life and career
Adi Nes was born in
Kiryat Gat . His parents are
Jewish immigrants from Iran .
[3]
[4] He is openly gay.
[5] Nes studied photography at
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in
Jerusalem in 1989 to 1992.[
citation needed ]
Nes' series "Soldiers" mixes masculinity and homoerotic sexuality, depicting Israeli soldiers in a fragile way.
[6]
Nes' "
The Last Supper " recalls
Leonardo da Vinci 's
The Last Supper , replacing the characters with young male Israeli soldiers.
[7] A print sold at auction in
Sotheby's for
$ 102,000 in 2005,
[8] [
better source needed ] and another for $264,000 in 2007.
[9]
Nes' early work has been characterized as subverting the stereotype of the masculine Israeli man by using
homoeroticism and sleeping, vulnerable figures.
[10] He regularly uses dark-skinned Israeli models.
[11] The models' poses often evoke the
Baroque period. Nes has said that the inspiration for his photography is partially autobiographical:
My staged photographs are oversized and often recall well-known scenes from Art History and Western Civilization combined with personal experiences based on my life as a gay youth growing up in a small town on the periphery of Israeli society.
Nes lives and works in a small town at the north of
Tel Aviv , he and his partner have four surrogate children.
[3] His work is currently sold through
Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City and
Praz-Delavallade in Paris and Los Angeles.[
citation needed ] In January 2007, he premiered a new series echoing Biblical stories.
[13]
Solo exhibitions
Awards and prizes
[14]
[15] [
better source needed ]
1993: Ministry of Education Council for Prize for Completion of Work, Ministry of Culture and Education
1999: The Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Prize, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
2000: Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation, The Israeli Art Prize,
Tel Aviv Museum of Art , Tel Aviv
2003: The Constantiner Photographer Award for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
2005: Chosen as an outstanding artist of the
Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation .[
citation needed ]
2013: Culture & Sport Minister's Prize for Artists in the Visual Arts
[16]
Gallery
Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1995.
Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1996.
Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1998.
Untitled (
The Last Supper ), from series "Soldiers", 90 x 148 / 185 x 235, 1999.
Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
Untitled (
Narcissus ), from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
Untitled, from series "Prisoners", 60 x 82 / 90 x 123 cm., 2003.
Untitled (
Abraham and
Isaac ), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
Untitled (
Joseph ), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
References
^
a
b
"Biblical Stories by Israeli Artist Adi Nes on View This Winter - Wexner Center for the Arts" . wexarts.org . April 2008. Retrieved 2023-05-06 .
^
a
b Hamlin, Jesse (22 April 2004).
"His photos are lovely, erotic, even a bit disturbing. Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers" . SFGATE . Retrieved 2023-05-06 .
^
a
b Seymour, Tom.
"Adi Nes on "challenging stereotypical masculine imagery"and "allowing my subjects to be sensitive" - 1854 Photography" . www.1854.photography . Retrieved 5 May 2023 .
^
"Underpinnings of Greek Tragedy in Israel" . 2012-07-17.
^
"Adi Nes - Jack Shainman Gallery" .
^
"Adi Nes on masculinity, sexuality and war" . Phaidon.com . Retrieved 2017-11-21 .
^
'Real Time' at Israel Museum: Artists Absorb Their Country's Heritage, and Move On - New York Times
^
Sothebys' (Requires free registration) Includes commentary on the piece.
^
Bloomberg.com
^ Hamlin, Jesse,
Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers , SF Gate, April 22, 2004.
^ Somkze, Catherine,
Meeting with Adi Nes / Biblical Stories , Eyemazing, February 2006.
^
Adi Nes
Archived December 31, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine on the Israel Center in San Francisco.
^ Schalit, Joel,
Portrait of the Artist as Political Philosopher , Tikkun.org, July/August 2006.
^
"Information Center for Israeli Art | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem" . museum.imj.org.il . Retrieved 5 May 2023 .
^
"Adi Nes - Biography" . Ben Uri Gallery and Museum . Retrieved 5 May 2023 .
^
"Adi Ness | Contemplative Contemporary Photographer | Tiroche Auctions" . לתירוש . Retrieved 5 May 2023 .
General references
Gal, Nissim1. 2010. "The Language of the Poor: Bible Stories as a Critical Narrative of the Present." Images: Journal of Jewish Art & Visual Culture 4, no. 1: 82-108. Art & Architecture Source, March 27, 2017.
External links
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