Friday 26 February 2010, 19.00
Guy Ben-Ner
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Guy Ben Ner
Stealing Beauty 2007 © courtesy the artist |
Guy Ben-Ner's playful videos mix details from everyday domestic life with references to literary and cinematic classics such as Moby Dick, Robinson Crusoe, and the films of Buster Keaton and François Truffaut. Frequently presenting the artist and his young children, and using simple sets and props, Ben-Ner's work examines individual identity and anxieties about work, family and consumer culture.
Berkeley's Island 1999, 17 min
Household 2001, 23 min
Second Nature 2008, 10 min
If it only was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to Masturbate (2009) 17 min
Followed by a discussion between Guy Ben-Ner and Sergio Edelsztein.
Programme duration 67 min + Q & A
Curated by Sergio Edelsztein, The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv.
Supported by Artis - Contemporary Israeli Art Fund; the British Israeli Arts Training Scheme - BIARTS - a British Council initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Sport in Israel; The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv; Outset Contemporary Art Fund; Wendy Fisher; Guy and Marion Naggar; Vivian Ostrovsky and the Ostrovsky Family Fund. With special thanks to Ayelet Elstein.
Supported by Artis - Contemporary Israeli Art Fund; the British Israeli Arts Training Scheme - BIARTS - a British Council initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Sport in Israel; The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv; Outset Contemporary Art Fund; Wendy Fisher; Guy and Marion Naggar; Vivian Ostrovsky and the Ostrovsky Family Fund. With special thanks to Ayelet Elstein.
Tate Modern
Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended
