KooKoo's # 28 New Year's auction
We have curated for you Israeli art by contemporary artists active in the local and international art field -today-
We have carefully selected contemporary Israeli art for investment directly from the artists' studio
In this sale, we will introduce you to the sculptor Itai Zalait, who is responsible for the famous "Hero of Israel" sculpture, the Bibi-King sculpture and the "Last Supper" installation.
You must know Ben Mashiah, a 26-year-old graffiti artist who is no less than a prodigy and functions as two characters: Noir (Brazilian graffiti artist) and Peza (European graffiti artist) - fine works that are completely an asset
International artist Julie Filipenko with 5 original works and a selection of recent prints from her most successful series
Katya Lifshin with a great masterpiece "Princess Charming"
Guy Levy with a beautiful selection of oil paintings from the "Wild East" series
3 amazing and exciting drawings by Orit Akta
Mor Rimmer with 3 oil paintings on bare wood in part - pleasure, and self-portrait engraving
Naomi Shalev is the genius collage artist with a number of works including a self-portrait
We decided to stir up a storm with 20 original works of art at an opening price of $ 20, including Rafi Lavie, Miriam Cabessa, Vered Gerstenkorn, Shahar Sarig, Zivink and more.
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(As always - prices include VAT and no VAT added)
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LOTE 71:
Itai Zalait
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Vendido por: $1 000 (₪3 210)
₪3 210
Preço inicial:
$
1 000
Preço estimado :
$2 000 - $2 500
Comissão da leiloeira: 15%
IVA: 17%
Sobre a comissão apenas
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''Bibi King'' 2018
On December 6, 2016, Itai Zlait placed the "King Bibi" exhibit in Rabin Square - a gilded statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which rose to a height of 4.5 meters. According to him, "the tectonic changes taking place in the country and in the world" prompted him to turn his art to topical social questions.
The statue received wide media coverage and was purchased by a collector and Dr. of US history who collects statues of dictators overthrown by the people, such as the statue of Saddam Hussein in his collection.
The sculpture offered in front of you is a bronze sculpture made by the artist, a numbered series of only 10 sculptures
Bibi King statue made of bronze on a metal base
Height 26.5 cm
Signed and dated
Minister Regev also commented on the placement of the statue: "The only golden calf in Israel is Netanyahu's hatred."
According to the artist, the motives for placing the statue did not come from a political position, but from a desire to examine the limits of artistic freedom, and to provoke a discourse on freedom of expression, pluralism and tolerance. In this work he sought to reflect the social reality in Israel and to present a mirror to the processes that are taking place in the State of Israel.
Following this action, a discourse emerged from the right and left around the issues of freedom of expression, the boundaries of art and political art in the public sphere. In an interview with the New York Times, he said that "only time will tell whether this action is a provocation or a prophecy. German, Al-Arabiya, Al-Jazeera and television networks in Turkey and Iran. In 2018 one of the replicas of the statue was sold to an American collector with the world's largest collection of dictators' sculptures. He made a replica of the statue in bronze (300 kg) The originals of dictators from around the world who have been collected in the last 30 years.
The sculpture was toppled shortly after it was supposed to be evacuated by the artist (see photos)
