Adi Nes (; born 1966) is an Israeli photography. He has had solo exhibitions at Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio
Life and career
Adi Nes was born in
Kiryat Gat. His parents are
Persian Jews.
Nes' series "Soldiers" mixes masculinity and homoerotic sexuality, depicting Israeli soldiers in a fragile way.
Nes' "The Last Supper" recalls Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, replacing the characters with young male Israeli soldiers.[ 'Real Time' at Israel Museum: Artists Absorb Their Country's Heritage, and Move On - New York Times] A print sold at auction in Sotheby's for $102,000 in 2005,[ Sothebys' (Requires free registration) Includes commentary on the piece.] and another for $264,000 in 2007.[ Bloomberg.com]
Nes' early work has been characterized as subverting the stereotype of the masculine Israeli man by using homoeroticism and sleeping, vulnerable figures.[Hamlin, Jesse, Adi Nes uses classical composition to portray Israeli soldiers, SF Gate, April 22, 2004.] He regularly uses dark-skinned Israeli models.[Somkze, Catherine, Meeting with Adi Nes / Biblical Stories, Eyemazing, February 2006.] The models' poses often evoke the Baroque period. Nes has said that the inspiration for his photography is partially autobiographical:
Nes lives and works in a small town at the north of Tel Aviv, he and his partner have four surrogate children.[Schalit, Joel, Portrait of the Artist as Political Philosopher, Tikkun.org, July/August 2006.]
Solo exhibitions
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Between Promise and Possibility: The Photographs of Adi Nes, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 2004
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Biblical Stories, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, 2008
Awards and prizes
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1993: Ministry of Education Council for Prize for Completion of Work, Ministry of Culture and Education
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1999: The Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Prize, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
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2000: Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation, The Israeli Art Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
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2003: The Constantiner Photographer Award for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
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2005: Chosen as an outstanding artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.
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2013: Culture & Sport Minister's Prize for Artists in the Visual Arts
Gallery
File:Adi Ness, Untitled.jpg | Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1995.
File:Adi ness 001.jpg | Untitled, from series "Soldiers", 90 x 90 / 140 x 140 cm., 1998.
File:Adi Ness, Last Supper.jpg | Untitled (The Last Supper), from series "Soldiers", 90 x 148 / 185 x 235, 1999.
File:Adi Nes from Boys Series 003.jpg | Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
File:Adi Nes from Boys Series 001.jpg | Untitled, from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
File:Adi Nes from Boys Series 004.jpg | Untitled (Narcissus), from series "Boys", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2000.
File:Adi Nes from Prisoners Series 001.jpg | Untitled, from series "Prisoners", 60 x 82 / 90 x 123 cm., 2003.
File:Adi Nes 006.jpg | Untitled (Abraham and Isaac), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
File:Adi Nes 005.jpg | Untitled (Joseph), from series "Biblical Stories", 100 x 100 / 140 x 140 cm., 2004.
From the Series "The Village" by Nes:
File:AdiNes Village 03 1000px.jpg |Untitled , 2009
File:AdiNes Village 06 1000px.jpg | Untitled , 2009
File:AdiNes Village 07 1000px.jpg | Untitled , 2008
File:AdiNes Village 08 1000px.jpg | Untitled , 2011
File:AdiNes Village 11 1000px.jpg | Untitled , 2008
File:AdiNes Village 12 1000px.jpg | Untitled , 2010
General references
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Gal, Nissim1. 2010. "The Language of the Poor: Bible Stories as a Critical Narrative of the Present." Images: Journal of Jewish Art & Visual Culture 4, no. 1: 82-108. Art & Architecture Source, March 27, 2017.
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