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Tsabar

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This Month’s Feature: Transitions #5

Goodman Gallery presented New-York based artist Naama Tsabar’s first solo exhibition in the UK and with the gallery from 12 October - 12 November 2021. Transitions #5 was the latest in a series of exhibitions in which Tsabar brought together three bodies of work–Transition, Barricade, and Works On Felt. The works, interconnected and interactive, expanded the sculptural form into the sonic realm, and extended the transformative act of creation beyond the studio and into the gallery space. Putting it in the hands of the visitors. The exhibition was a continuation of the artist’s critically acclaimed Kunsthaus Baselland exhibition in 2018.

Tsabar in collaboration with musicians Fielded, Kristin Mueller, and Sarah Strauss wrote and performed a composition in and on the exhibition, activating the Transition, Barricade, and Works On Felt works. The performance connects the bodies of the performers, the works and the viewers. By stroking, pushing, drumming and strumming the felt, the work was activated, creating a sensuous performance that bridged the space between music and visual art – a consistent theme running through Tsabar’s practice.

Tsabar had her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, titled Estuaries at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin from 12 April - 22 September 2024. At a time of war and violence Estuaries proposed the exhibition space as a place to listen and be heard. A space for differences to exist and together create a unique ecosystem. Participatory wall and floor works blurred the lines between the visual and the sonic and allowed for spontaneous visitor collaborations.

The exhibition included a performance composed and performed by Julia Biłat, Gabriela Burdsall, Arone Dyer, Tatiana Heuman, Naïma Mazic, Rasha Nahas, Avishag Cohen Rodrigues, Sarah Strauss, and Naama Tsabar. The performances were an integral part of the exhibition by Tsabar. A composition was developed in collaboration with musicians and dancers from New York, Los Angeles and Berlin. And was performed in the exhibition and musically activated the work on display, including the series Works On Felt, Inversions and Melodies of Certain Damage. The entire exhibition space became a sound space in which the audience could move freely around the performers.

Video credits: Estuaries, Video documentation of performance, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin 2024