Foto Friday – Seeing Rock n’ Roll

June 24, 2011 - 2:58 PM by

The Artists’ House (Beit HaOmanim) is one of those delightful little treasures you can find in Tel Aviv if you wander around long enough. Tucked away on a side street in the city center, it has been home to the Artist & Sculptors Association since its founding in 1934.

Every month, the Artists’ House holds several exhibitions showcasing members’ works. This month saw the opening of Seeing Rock n’ Roll – the Visual Dimension of Israeli Rock, a display of album art and portraits of Israeli rockers.

Micha Kirshner has created some of Israeli rock’s most enduring images including this one of Rami Fortis, the original bad boy of Israeli rock.

Artist Michal Bendersky included iconic Riot Grrrl band HaMahashefot as part of a series entitled America Is Near. The band is considered one of Israeli rock’s most important; sadly, activity came to an end a short time before the untimely death of lead singer, songwriter and poet Inbal Perlmuter.

Vardi Kahana says that “the photographer who makes pictures of well-known people is actually dealing with images, not with private persons. His magazine portraits result from “the encounter between my idea and the willingness of the person being photographed to cooperate”. Here, in a willing and cooperative mood, is a 1996 portrait of Maor Cohen. Then the lead singer of grunge band Zikney Tzfat, young Cohen is clearly looking ahead to his current solo career as a singer/actor/entertainer.

And here is another Micha Kirshner image of an older, somewhat mellower Fortis with longtime collaborator Berry Sakharof. Well… they’ve none of them mellowed that much.

Seeing Rock n’ Roll runs through July 23 at the Artists’ House, 9 Alharizi Street near Ibn Gvirol, Tel Aviv.

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  1. Nostalgia Sunday – Old Israeli songs | ISRAELITY on Mon, Jan 16th 2012 12:54 AM

    2. [...] series for Channel 8, The Albums, about five seminal works: Simanei Hulsha (Signs of Weakness) by Berry Sakharov, Plonter by Rami Fortis, Zman Sukar by Eifo Ha-Yeled, and the debut albums of Ziknei Tsfat and [...]

  2. Nostalgia Sunday – Old Israeli songs | ISRAELITY on Mon, Jan 16th 2012 1:02 AM

    3. [...] produced a five-part series for Channel 8, The Albums, about five seminal works: Simanei Hulsha by Berry Sakharov, Plonter by Rami Fortis, Zman Sukar by Eifo Ha-Yeled, and the debut albums of Ziknei Tsfat and [...]

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