The Art of Museums
Avraham Eilat
2016
The book comprises photographs taken by Eilat at museums worldwide, alongside famous quotes about the function of museums in human history. The book accompanied an exhibition initiated by Margol Guttman, which was shown during the Düsseldorf Photo Weekend in 2016. A link to the entire book is on the artist's website below.
- Copies: 50
- Pages: 62
- Type of binding: Hard cover
- Printing: Tarbut
- Binding: Tarbut
- Type of printing: Digital
- Publication: Independent
- Place of publication: Germany
- Supported by: Galerie Bernd A. Lausberg, Dusseldorf
- Book photography: Leafing Magazine
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Avraham Eilat (b. 1939) is an artist and curator who works in various fields of visual art. His works have been exhibited in many exhibitions in Israel and abroad, and are in the collections of the main museums in the country. In the 1960s, he studied at the "Atelier 17" for engraving in Paris and was accepted for advanced studies at the Saint Martin's School of Art. He has taught generations of artists; served as curator of photography at the Haifa Museum of Art, artistic director of the Museum of Photography in Tel Hai, founder of the Israeli Biennial of Photography at the Ein Harod Art Center, and more. He lives with his partner, Margol Gutman, in the Ein Hod Artists' Village.
