Sommer Contemporary Art

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Sommer Contemporary Art
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Sommer Contemporary Art
Established1999
Location16 Herzel St., Tel Aviv, Israel
TypeArt gallery
FounderIrit Fine Sommer
Website www.sommergallery.com

Sommer Contemporary Art is a contemporary art gallery, owned by Irit Fine Sommer and based on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, Israel. [1]

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The gallery is considered to be among the most influential in Israel for contemporary art. [2] It was first opened in a small space on Rothschild 64 in 1999. Since its opening the purpose of the gallery was the promotion of contemporary Israeli artists in the international art scene, as well as representing and exhibiting international artists in Israel and abroad. [3] [4] In November 2005 the gallery moved to a new space on Rothschild 13, in one of the historic buildings of Tel Aviv. [5] Sommer Contemporary Art is representing such artists as Adi Nes, Yehudit Sasportas, Yael Bartana, Thomas Zipp, Greogor Hildebrandt, and Ugo Rondinone. [6] [7]

Artists

Artists shown in the gallery include: [8]

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References

  1. "Contemporary Israeli Art at Irit Fine Sommer | AMA | Art Media Agency". en.artmediaagency.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05.
  2. Goff, Robert (2008-11-02). "Is Tel Aviv Ready to Crash the Global Art Party?". New York Times . Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  3. "Sommer ContemporaryArt". Artspace. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  4. "Sommer Contemporary Art Galleries, Art Galleries, Tel Aviv, Israel Trip Planner, Tel Aviv | Israel trip planner". 14 August 2022.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Harris, Jonathan (2004). Art, Money, Parties: New Institutions in the Political Economy of Contemporary Art . Liverpool University Press. p.  94. ISBN   0853237190.
  7. Kaufman, David. "Tel Aviv: Ten Things To Do: The Gallery Scene". Time Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. "Sommer Contemporary Art Official Website".

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