In response to concerns relating to the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), and with the wellbeing of our community in mind, Braverman Gallery is open by appointment only, until further notice. The present moment is an opportunity to follow our artists on their respective social media platforms as well as keep up with our activity here on our website as we continue to work towards promoting their art, ideas, and exhibitions. We at Braverman Gallery believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and we must support our environment and strongly hold on until we reach it, healthy and well.

The aesthetics of caricature permeate Israeli artist David Adika’s current exhibition at Braverman Gallery’s sprawling new space. On display is “Black Market” (all works 2020), a series of photographs of Orientalist figurines produced by Tel Aviv–based manufacturers around the time that bourekas were popular. Wearing “traditional” dress and jewelry, and painted with red lips, the figurines, which can now be found at local flea markets and antique stores, reflect an exoticized and homogeneous view of blackness. For Adika, who is himself Mizrachi, these dolls symbolize a broader tendency to distort images of the other.

In the coming weeks, @braverman_gallery will be hosting #Story #Takeovers by gallery artists. In reaction to the current situation, it is an opportunity to generate thought provoking content and imagery on #aesthetic, #social and #political issues at a time when the main threat is in fact invisible. Follow us on our Instagram account! Image: Nira Pereg, Production- “Abraham Abraham” Hebron, West Bank. July 2012