Alberto Giacometti, Three Walking Men (from Tel Aviv Museum of Art website)
A new exhibition of the art of Alberto Giacometti opened on Thursday at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The new exhibit is titled, “Alberto Giacometti: Beginning, Again.” This is the inaugural exhibition of the museum’s Eyal Ofer Pavilion.
This exhibition presents, says the Teal Aviv Museum of Art, for the first time in Israel, a comprehensive selection of works by Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Alberto Giacometti is best known for the body of work he created after World War II, primarily sculptures of universal, timeless figures: standing women, walking men, and expressive busts, conveying a distinct emotional quality. His lanky figures, alienated and consumed by anxiety, became icons of the postwar period, as an embodiment of the soul-searching and horror that typified it. The exhibition follows the development of Giacometti’s work, his study of the human figure, and his repeated attempts to capture his experience of seeing, what he called “rendering my vision.”
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The exhibition was co-organized by the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Fondation Giacometti, and was made possible through the support of the Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art — Israel’s first art museum, founded in 1932 — is a leading and influential institution dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art from Israel and abroad. The Museum is a critical agent for the arts and culture in Israel, offering its visitors a multicultural experience. An active part of the vibrant metropolis, it is a must-visit for international and local crowds.
The Eyal Ofer Pavilion operates as an extension of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. It is located in a lively urban cultural hub between Dizengoff House on Rothschild Boulevard (which served as the Museum’s first venue from 1932 onwards) and the Museum’s main buildings on Shaul Hamelech Boulevard.
London’s Tate Gallery describes, Alberto Giacometti as a Sculptor, painter, draughtsman and printmaker. The Gallery calls him “one of the great artists of the twentieth century.”
The Tate’s bio of the artist explains Born in 1901, Alberto Giacometti expressed an enthusiasm for art from an early age, creating his first oil painting aged just twelve. His father, Giovanni Giacometti was a successful post-Impressionist painter, his godfather Cuno Amiet was a Fauvist, while his brother Bruno went on to become an architect. His brother Diego was a designer and artist and Giacometti’s most important model as well as his assistant.
“Giovanni shared his passion for art and wood etchings with his son. Throughout his artistic career, Alberto Giacometti experimented with a variety of printing techniques, including etching, engraving, aquatint and lithography.”
