Artifact Gallery
The Artifact Gallery was an art gallery located in Tel Aviv, Israel, which featured local artists. It was established in 1986 by Sergio Edelsztein. It closed in 1996 and the archival material was later donated to the Information Center for Isra ...
, the International Video Art Biennale and Videozone, and also founded the Center for Contemporary Art in
Tel Aviv
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, in 1997.
Early life and education
Sergio Edelsztein was born in
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina in 1956 and studied at the
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...
from 1976-85.
Career
Edelsztein founded and directed Artifact Gallery in Tel Aviv (1987-1995), and in 1998 founded The Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv where he has been director and chief curator ever since. In the framework of the CCA, he curated seven Performance Art Biennials and four International Video Art Biennials-Video Zone. He has also curated numerous experimental and video art screenings, retrospectives, and performance events. Since 1995, Edelsztein has curated exhibitions and video programs in Spain, China, the U.K., and other nations, as well as the Israeli exhibition at the 24th São Paulo Bienal in 1998 and the Israeli Pavilion at the
51st Venice Biennale
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in 2005. He has also lectured and written for exhibition catalogues, web sites, and various magazines and journals.
In 2024, Edelsztein was part of the selection committee that chose
Naomi Beckwith
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Curated exhibitions
Guy Ben-Ner
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Biography
Guy Ben-Ner received a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1997 from Hamidrasha School of Art and a Master of Fine Arts from ...
Roee Rosen
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Biography
Roee Rosen (born 1963 in Rehovot) studied philosophy and comparative literature studies in Tel Aviv University until 1984 and graduated ...
Rosa Barba
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,
Ceal Floyer
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Biography
Floyer was born in 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan. Floyer received a BFA degree from Goldsmiths College, in 1994.Marina Abramovic and
Gary Hill
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. Since 1995 curated exhibitions and time-based events in Spain, China, Poland, Singapore and elsewhere. Curated the Israeli participation at the 24th São Paulo Biennial (1998) the 2005 and 2013 Israeli Pavilion at the Biennale in Venice.