There are more than fifty Jewish museums operating throughout the world, while institutions dedicated to Islamic culture are few and far between. The recent openings of the Islamic Art galleries at the MusÈe du Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,
“My work is about a kind of a cry for help – for a resolution – for a kind of spirituality that would help us transcend our problem – and I feel that I don’t want to become overly melodramatic about it, but the truth is that they have become deeply existential issues – not just political issues”.
The artists included in the exhibition, Spring, 2012, at MECA represent some of most notable figures in the Israeli art world, some of whom are also currently exhibiting work at galleries and museums closer to home.
