Katz Art Gallery
Ron Bartos
2015
The Story of the First Gallery in Tel Aviv
"Who founded Dizengoff Street?" asked Shlomo Shva in the title of his article about Moshe Katz, and then went on to declare that the latter, "…could say, with a large degree of justice, that he is the 'founder' of Dizengoff Street". Indeed, while Moshe Katz had a significant role in the establishment of the street as the bohemian epicenter of Tel Aviv, he also has many stakes in the flourishing of the local art and culture scene, including founder's rights as the "founder of the first gallery in Tel Aviv" and the "pioneer of art commerce in Israel". The current chapter is dedicated to the stories of Katz Art Gallery and its founder Moshe Katz.
- Design: Tali Liberman
- Editing: Ron Bartos
- Texts: Ron Bartos, Gideon Ofrat
- Translation: Maya Shimony
- Language editing: Gal Kusturica
- Copies: 600
- Pages: 256
- Type of binding: Hardcover
- Dimensions (cm): 14.5x21
- Reproductions: Amos Ben-Gershom, Boris Carmi, Efraim Erde, Yoram Aschheim Studio, Avi Amsalem
- Printing: A.R Printing
- Binding: A.R Printing
- Type of printing: Offset
- Publication: Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva; Brosh, Tel Aviv
- Place of publication: Tel Aviv
- ISBN: 9789659189144
Ron Bartos is an art historian and independent curator, specializing in Israeli art. He holds bachelor and master’s degrees in art history from Tel Aviv University, and graduated from Tel Aviv’s Alma College’s fellowship program. Bartos has published numerous books and catalogues about Israeli art history and Israeli artists and has curated solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums.
