Sat | 31.5 | Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Asia Hall
Screenings and talks throughout the day
Docaviv is coming to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art with the very best art, design, and culture documentaries. Some of the screenings will be prefaced by short talks by the museum’s curators. Thanks to the partnership between Docaviv and the museum, film lovers can enjoy fascinating and enriching films and visit art exhibitions by brilliant Israeli and international artists.
27 Shaul Hamelech Boulevard, Tel Aviv–Yafo
10:00
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse
A comprehensive and compelling portrait of the life and work of the cartoonist who revolutionized the medium of comics with his graphic novel MAUS, whose illustrations continue to shine with sharp wit and unwavering moral and humanistic conviction.
13:00
Know Hope
Depicting characters leaning on crutches and wrapped in bandages, Know Hope’s murals become a self-fulfilling prophecy as chronic illness forces him to recalibrate and create political and participatory art in Palestine-Israel.
15:15
Kichka: Telling Myself
Towards retirement from Bezalel, at the height of his success as a cartoonist and comics artist, Michel Kichka, a member of the second generation, looks at his path and his tragic family story. He attempts to trace the lines linking his personal story to the state of Israeli society today.
17:30 | Intro by Dr. Shir Kochavi, Department of Jewish Art, Bar Ilan University, Education department, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
The Spoils
An exhibition conceived to redress the tragic history of a Jewish art dealer forced to escape Germany sparked a scandal rife with legal battles and accusations, exposing the political and moral crisis surrounding the return of artworks stolen during World War II.
20:15 | Intro by Galit Landau-Epstein, Curator of Special Projects, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
The Sleeper - The Lost Caravaggio
An 80-year-old woman from Madrid brought an old painting that had long adorned her living room to an auction house. The initial estimate: €1,500. Twenty-four hours later, the price leaps to €300 million. What unfolds next is nothing short of a thriller.
