Efrat Rubin

Exhibition

The Apple
Doesn't Fall

Alfred Gallery · Tel Aviv

"When the artist called for women to participate in this project, she created a performative opportunity even for those women who are not performers."

When we look at all the paintings collectively and see this variety of powerful and moving images, it's easy to notice that the majority of subjects are women from the realms of physical arts, dance, or performance. This lays in the awareness of their expression, the choice of location, the composition and the willingness to be exposed.

As a multidisciplinary artist, Efrat Rubin has created an image that endows new meaning to the connection of the woman and the apple, devoid of any snake or reference to a man — it's held firmly in the jaws, as if these women all desire not to move away but rather to belong; to belong to the circle of strong independent women who willingly blocked their own mouths while simultaneously biting into this ancient symbol, confidently facing the masculine world that shaped it.

Curator · Sahar Azimi

Installation

A Bird
In A Room

Beita Gallery · Jerusalem