Perspectives: The White City
Through June 22, 2012
These photos by Carol Bishop and Susan Horowitz examine the Modernist legacy of Tel Aviv’s White City architecture. Their images excavate the foundations and spirit of the original vision of the city when the 1930’s International Style of architecture was adopted to create a new urban environment. Today these buildings eloquently speak of the complex issues of history, culture, form, restoration and possibility—both a testimony to the original plan, as well as a profile on change. Together, the artists reveal issues and ideas about the current look and meaning of the White City. Bishop’s photos focus on the changes of the Modernist legacy through the color and light of the city. Horowitz’s work looks at the issues of preservation, what is lost and what still exists. The White City was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003.

The Artists: Carol Bishop and Susan Horowitz are Los Angeles-based artists who create photographs related to architecture, which open dialogues about design issues, urban life and contemporary culture. As artists whose work often focuses on architectural modernism in L.A. including the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Rudolf Schindler, etc. they seek to find connections to structures around the world. The forms and ideas of these and other Modernists, such as Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus architects, inspired separate trips to explore and document their reactions to the White City.

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