1 May 2008

Opening event: Saturday, May 24th, at 12:00. In the presence of Adel Abdessemed and Douglas Gordon.

Dvir Gallery is happy to announce the opening of a joint exhibition for Lawrence Weiner, Douglas Gordon, and Adel Abdessemed. The exhibition is based on the friendship between the three artists, and its name was taken from the novel by Emmanuel Bove, "Mes amis", translated into Hebrew by the Me'orer publishing house.


Adel Abdessemed & Douglas Gordon, dubh glas, 2008, C-print, 80x105, Edition of 13 + 2AP

Lawrence Weiner, born USA 1942, has established himself as one of the important and influential artists of Conceptual Art. A retrospective of his work was exhibited at the Whitney last year, and had traveled to LA MOCA, where it is currently on view.


Douglas Gordon, Eye+Eye, Wall Text, 2008

Douglas Gordon, born in Glasgow, 1966, is a graduate of the Slade School of Art and winner of the Turner Prize in 1996. Gordon had exhibited solo show in worldwide venues, and had participated in many group shows, among which the Venice Biennale and the sculpture project in Munster.


Douglas Gordon, Iles flottantes, Diptych Video, 2008

Adel Abdessemed, born Algeria 1971, is one of the most prominent young artists these days, and in the last year had exhibited solo shows at Magasin (Grenoble), PS1 in New York, and the San Fransisco Art Institute.

All three artists will exhibit works created especially for this exhibition and for Dvir Gallery's space.


Adel Abdessemed, One life one love one god, 2008 Neon, edition of 7 + 2AP

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