WHO WE SUPPORT
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Founded in 1965, the Israel Museum is the largest cultural institution in Israel and the only encyclopedic museum in the region with collections in virtually all areas of art – from antiquities to contemporary art; from Judaica and ethnography to international design.
It is also the permanent home of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the renowned Billy Rose Garden. The Ruth Youth Wing for Art Education, unique in its size and scope of activities, presents a wide range of programming to more than 100,000 school children each year, and features exhibition galleries, art studios, and classrooms.
Special programs foster intercultural understanding between Arab and Jewish students and reach out to the wide spectrum of Israel’s communities.
National Co-Chairs
Tamara Fine
Darren Sukonick
Directors
Sara Angel
Lilly Fenig
Troy Seidman
Members
Lynn Factor
Angela Feldman
Honourary National Co-Chairs
Wendy & Elliott Eisen
National Director
Pearl Berman
Associate
Judy Fox
Leadership
Limited Editions Sold to Benefit the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Commissioned by the Israel Museum, this series of signed limited edition artworks by internationally known contemporary artists are sold for the benefit of the Museum, helping it maintain its prestigious status as one of the world’s leading encyclopedic museums.
The exclusive series began in 2005, at the time of the museum’s 40th anniversary when International Council Co-Chair Marion Naggar looked for a way to honor and support the museum while strengthening its connections with artists.
The first artist to generously agree to participate was Damien Hirst followed by Yinka Shonibare, Ron Arad, Liza Lou, William Kentridge, Arik Lévy and Jeff Koons, all of whom are represented in the museum’s collection. Most recently, Ai Weiwei submitted a work to the series in celebration of his acclaimed 2017 exhibition at the museum.
Christie’s is proud to support the Israel Museum by promoting the sale of remaining editions in the series and all proceeds will benefit the museum’s work. For more information or to make a purchase, please visit
imj.org.il/en/content/limited-editions or contact Carina Auerbach-Hod at
carinaue@imj.org.il, or the IMAAC office at
info@imaac.ca
Olafur Eliasson
Your reversed Berlin sphere
In honor of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson created a limited-edition series of 40 artworks. Entitled “Your reversed Berlin sphere”, the work – a combination of color-effect filter glass, glass, and wood frame – is a photographic landscape of the city of Berlin as seen from the artist’s studio, within which a smaller, spherical version of the same view is inverted. The work produces a transformative experience for the viewer, who, by observing the work from different angles, can perceive variations in color and transparency. The work also emulates a mirror that simultaneously allows the observer to view his or her reflection as well as the image beneath the glass.
2015
Pigment print mounted on dibond glass and
dichroic glass mounted on regular glass
36 by 36 in
Edition of 40
Price available upon request
Ai Weiwei
Hands without Bodies
2017
Porcelain 50 x 20 cm
Edition of 50 (37 available)
$50,000 USD
Ron Arad
PizzaKobra Light
2008
Variable from a flat coil into a variety of configurations
70 x 50 cm
Edition of 40 (15 available)
$15,000 USD
Arik Lévy
Illusion
2014
Series of unique, mouth-blown sculptured vases in silvered and colored art glass
40 x 20 cm
Silver: edition of 40 + 2 APs $10,000 USD (34 available)
Pink: edition of 20 + 2 APs, $15,000 USD (19 available)
Liza Lou
Gather Forty
2010 Gold-plated beads on stainless-steel wire
25 x 12 cm
Series of 40 unique works (16 available)
$22,500 USD
Arik Lévy
Illusion
2014
Series of unique, mouth-blown sculptured vases in silvered and colored art glass
40 x 20 cm
Silver: edition of 40 + 2 APs $10,000 USD (34 available)
Pink: edition of 20 + 2 APs, $15,000 USD (19 available)
Yinka Shonibare
Culture Flower
2007
Hand-made fabric flowers in a hand-blown glass vase
30 x 27 cm
Series of 40 unique works (17 available)
$30,000 USD
Visiting Israel?
Let us help you arrange a guided tour of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
To make your visit more enjoyable we will arrange for your personal guided tour.
Contact the IMAAC office at 416-901-2231 or info@imaac.com to make arrangements.