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Toby Cohen - Golem / Engel Galleryטלפון - 03-5225637, 052- 3985698 08/12/2016 to - 10/03/2017 Toby Cohen: Golem, A Photographic Exhibition
37 years old Toby Cohen, was one of the most known paparazzi photographers in London. Since then he changed his artistic world and began studying and re-imagining the stories of the bible and Jewish folklore through his camera's lenses. Today his photographs are exhibited in a traveling academic exhibition in the United States and in the royal collection of the Buckingham Palace.08.12.16 - 10.03.17 This is the story of the golem, the most famous character in Jewish mythology. A Legend filled with magic, spells & miracles. The photographer Toby Cohen meticulously recreates the mud monster and breathes life into the old tale in a new solo exhibition at the Engel Gallery in Tel-Aviv. As the hero of many movies and art works, the terrifying character intrigued Cohen which decided to create a golem of his own in the Israeli Galilee, Zefat & Dead Sea landscape rather then the usual old world Europe & Prague. "I wanted to express who I experience the story. I decided to intensify the mystery and mysticism of the story by choosing locations with an almost virgin view." According to the tale the Maharal, Prague's Chief Rabbi, who was responsible for the safety of his congregation in the city, created the Golem partly to assist him in dealing with the anti-Semitic Christian blood libel. Cohen's decision to use the golem for a project was partly influenced by his deap connection to the Jewish emotion & Israeli culture. "The photographic series Golem, is described in the foreground of magical Israeli landscapes, which add power to the famous story that was created about two hundred years ago." (The Golem in Modern Visual Culture, Eli Eshed) At the age of 21, Cohen's paparazzi photographs were already featured on the covers of the "Daily Express", the London celebrity paper "News of the World" & the "Daily Mail". Michael Jackson, Kate Moss and the couple David & Victoria Beckham are only a few from a long list of celebrities he photographed. After his photos were featured in tabloids on a regular basis, Cohen decided he must delve into the world of artistic photography and started directing scenes around Judaism as he imagines and experience it. "For years I've lived during the nights, looking for celebrities in London. Today I chase another kind of celebrities. The Golem is a recurring character in Judaism and not only there- in many movies and paintings as well." In 2007 he leaves the glamorous life of the celebrity world, settles down in Israel and dedicates his life to art. Today he lives on the Tel-Aviv – London line, married and a father. His previous exhibitions, "The Abraham Project" and "Cherubim & Angels" constituted the basis of Cohen's study of the Jewish narrative. Cohen is already working on his next project, Moses Ten - the story of Moses, which strikes a lot of interest with many Jewish communities around the world. Toby Cohen – Golem 08.12.16 - 10.03.17 exhibition opening event: Thursday 13.10.16 at 19:00 Engel Gallery 100 Ben Yehuda st. Tel Aviv +972-3-5225637 location - Engel Gallery Time - 08/12/2016 to - 10/03/2017 Exhibition opening - 08/12/2016, שעה - 19:00 Link - goo.gl/FWQExu |
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