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The Gate of Mercy שער הרחמים The Golden Gate Bab al Rahmah Drawing
Netherlands
Drawing, Ink on Paper
Size: 11.7 W x 16.5 H x 1 D in
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The Gate of Mercy שער הרחמים The Golden Gate Bab al Rahmah [Muslim] GraveYard (2024) The installation is placed in a separate room. It all began with the destruction of the Second Temple, marking the start of the Babylonian Jewish exile. The destruction changed the topography of the city and its walls. The Gate of Mercy (Jewish) or Golden Gate (Christian) is the center of the ancient conflict. Jews, Christians and Muslims see this place as essential to their religion. In the installation, the three-meter-long M refers to The Golden Gate, the bricked-up gate in the eastern part of the city wall surrounding the ancient city of Jerusalem. It is the oldest gateway Sha'ar Harachamimi (Gate of Mercy) to the Jewish Temple. This gateway has a special meaning for the Jews: when the Messiah comes, he will come through this gate, the prophet Elijah will announce his coming. In the Christian tradition Jesus (Messiah) entered Jerusalem through this Gate on Palm Sunday, and he will return through this Gate on his Second Coming. According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad at the end (Night Journey]) entered the Temple Mount, Haram a-Sharif, through this Gate. Around sixteen hundred, in the Ottoman Empire period, it was decided to brick and seal the gate. An Islamic cemetery appeared in front of the bricked-up gate, with the purpose of preventing the second coming of Christ. The modification of architectural forms is the only way left to come closer to the Gates of Eden.
Original Created:2024
Subjects:Cities
Materials:Paper
Styles:ContemporaryModernism
Mediums:InkColored Pencil
Details & Dimensions
Drawing:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.7 W x 16.5 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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I was born in Baghdad, Iraq (1948). From 1950 I grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel. My grandfather, Hacham/Rabbi Sassoon Kadoori was the president of the Jewish community in Baghdad, who preached tolerance between the various religious denominations. My work is best described as a profound and wide-ranging exploration of the links between language and a man-made image. A scholar of many classical texts, I create my own conceptual and pictorial world as part of his quest, placing human beings at the centre of this world. I seek to understand people in the present day, in relation to communities with their own culture and history. My works stand in a long tradition of liberal humanistic thinking reaching from Baruch de Spinoza to the Frankfurter Schule. Exile, hospitality and friendship are key themes in my work. My extensive oeuvre consists of drawings, paintings, sculptures, installations, performances, and texts. I exhibit regularly at home and abroad.
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