Ruth Patir

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Ruth Patir (born 1984) is an American-born Israeli contemporary digital artist, [1] perhaps best known for her 2024 installation [M]otherland at the 60th Venice Biennale, which she voluntarily shut down until the time there would be a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. [2] It was never shown at the Biennale but is to be subsequently shown at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, with the latter institution having purchased the work. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Patir's work is held in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris [7] and the Jewish Museum in New York City [8] .

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References

  1. "Ruth Patir". Centre Pompidou . Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  2. Cane, Hesper (2024-04-17). "Artist Ruth Patir Closes the Israeli Pavilion Until 'Ceasefire and Hostage Release Agreement' Is Reached". widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. Fink, Rachel; Riba, Naama (2024-12-03). "Shelved Work of Venice Biennale Israeli Artist to Be Featured in Tel Aviv, NY Jewish Museum". Haaretz . Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  4. News Desk (2024-12-04). "Jewish Museum Acquires Ruth Patir's Never-Shown Venice Biennale Entry". Artforum . Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  5. Tracy, Mark (2024-12-02). "Jewish Museum Acquires Never-Shown Entry to Venice Biennale". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  6. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ruth-patil-venice-2470369?amp=1
  7. https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/oeuvre/oC9z2Ll
  8. https://thejewishmuseum.org/press/press-release/ruth-patir-motherland-press-release