May 2011

Breaching the Wall, an extraordinary exhibition by 11 artists from across the United States and Canada, will open in the Gallery on May 20. 

For millennia, artists have used their talents to express thoughts and emotions deeply personal, as well as reflecting their reactions to the world around them. In light of this, The Jerusalem Fund Gallery invited Rajie Cook, Mona El-Bayoumi, Najat El-Khairy, Elena Farsakh, Adib Fattal, John Halaka, Michael Keating, Ellen O’Grady, Ammar Qusaibaty, Mary Tuma and Helen Zughaib to create a work of art reflecting their perceptions of the separation wall in Palestine. Interpreted in painting, sculpture, video, photography, porcelain and other media, each artist’s work speaks in a unique voice to this issue.  

Viewers will see a remarkable array of artwork, many of them physically imposing a rendition of the barrier, both abstractly and concretely. Each artist has contributed a thoughtful, heart-piercing work expressly for this exhibition. Almost a year in the making, this exhibition will showcase the unusual, the poetic, the beautiful, the hopeful and the tragic immensity of this subject. Our hope is that, in viewing this exhibition, you will become a participant in breaching the wall.