DANI KARAVAN: PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM (1966, KNESSET WALL)
Art Publicatoin
2013
Production of a printed art guide that revisits Dani Karavan's seminal artwork Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem (1966), a.k.a Knesset Wall, and presents a new point of view on the Israeli modernism and its expression in the public enviornment.
The art guide was launched in a special event held at the assembly hall of Israel’s parliament in the framework of Under the Mountain festival for public art in 2013, under the artistic direction of Omer Kriger. The event included a public talk with Dani Karavan and Englman.
further reading:
JEH, Under the Mountain: New Public Art School : Jerusalem Season of Culture, AAJ Press, 4.07.2013
further reading in Hebrew:
אלי ערמון אזולאי, דני קרוון מדבר אל הקיר, באתר הארץ, 11.07.2013
על הפרויקט מתוך אתר פסטיבל "מתחת להר", 2013
על הפרויקט מתוך אתר הכנסת, 11.07.2013
אבי פיטשון, בניגוד לפרוטוקול: מתחת להר במשכן הכנסת, באתר עונת התרבות בירושלים, 14.07.2013
Historical Moment at the Israeli Parliament: Egyptian President Mr. Anwar Sadat after giving a speech on the prospects of Peace between Egypt and Israel; shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Mr. Menahem Begin. November 1977
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, 1966, wall relief by Dani Karavan. Israeli Assembly Hall, Knesset, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel
Israeli Assembly Hall, Knesset, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 1966, under construction